Creed: Rise to Glory
| Creed: Rise to Glory | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| VR/AR | Virtual Reality |
| Developer | Survios |
| Publisher | Survios |
| Platform | SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2 |
| Device | Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2 |
| Operating System | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 |
| Type | Game |
| Genre | Boxing, Fighting, Sports |
| Input Device | Tracked motion controllers |
| Play Area | Room-scale, Standing |
| Game Mode | Single-player, Online multiplayer (PvP) |
| Release Date | PC VR (Steam / Oculus Rift) and PlayStation VR: September 25, 2018; Oculus Quest: May 21, 2019; Championship Edition (PlayStation VR2 / Meta Quest 2): April 4, 2023 |
| Price | US $29.99 (Championship Edition, Meta Quest) |
| App Store | Steam, Meta Quest Store, PlayStation Store |
| Website | https://survios.com/creed/ |
Creed: Rise to Glory is a virtual reality boxing game developed and published by Survios. It launched on September 25, 2018, for PC VR (SteamVR and Oculus Rift) and PlayStation VR, with the player taking the role of boxer Adonis Creed under the mentorship of Rocky Balboa.[1][2] The game is based on the Creed film franchise, a spin-off of the Rocky series. It was an Oculus Quest launch title on May 21, 2019, and was re-released in an expanded form as Creed: Rise to Glory - Championship Edition on PlayStation VR2 and Meta Quest 2 on April 4, 2023.[3][4]
By October 2021 Survios reported that the game had sold more than one million copies across all platforms.[5] In April 2025 Meta listed it at number 12 on its ranking of the 50 best-selling paid Meta Quest games of all time, placing it among the highest-selling titles on the platform.[6]
Gameplay
Players fight in first person, throwing punches with two tracked motion controllers that map to the in-game gloves. Survios built the combat around a system it calls Phantom Melee Technology, which the studio describes as using "strategic desynchronization of player avatars to mimic the real-life effects of throwing and taking punches."[7] As a fighter's stamina drops, or after absorbing heavy hits, the player's virtual arms become heavier and less responsive than their real arms, simulating fatigue. In Road to VR's review, stamina depletion is signalled by the gloves turning red, and the player must hold their hands still to recover.[1]
There is no visible health bar during a fight. Road to VR noted that the minimal interface makes the state of a match ambiguous, so early bouts can feel like a guessing game until the player learns to read the opponent and their own condition.[1] Movement around the ring uses an arm-swinging artificial locomotion method layered on top of room-scale tracking; the reviewer described the comfort as high and gave the comfort category a 9 out of 10, while warning that the physical intensity of play causes sweating.[1]
The original release shipped with three main modes. Career mode follows Adonis Creed through story-driven bouts with Rocky Balboa acting as coach. Freeplay lets the player choose the venue and opponent for custom fights, and online PvP supports both quick matches against other players and private fights with friends.[7] Survios also cited Endurance and multiplayer modes when describing the game in 2021.[5]
Development
Survios is a Los Angeles based VR studio whose earlier titles include Raw Data and Sprint Vector. The studio developed and published Creed: Rise to Glory under license from the Creed and Rocky rights holders, and the original game was built on Unreal Engine 4.[1][4] It launched in 2018 in proximity to the theatrical release of the film Creed II, and a free content update on November 27, 2018, added antagonists from Creed II to the Freeplay and PvP opponent roster.[8]
The 2023 Championship Edition was a substantial remaster rather than a patch. It moved to a new graphics pipeline and added story chapters, characters, and locations drawn from the film Creed III.[4] On PlayStation VR2 the edition added 4K HDR output, foveated rendering, a 110-degree field of view, controller impact haptics, and 3D audio using the PlayStation 5 Tempest engine.[4] It also introduced cross-platform PvP and reworked matchmaking, so players on different headsets could fight each other.[4] Because the original PlayStation VR game was not backward compatible on PlayStation VR2, owners of the 2018 PSVR version could upgrade to the Championship Edition for a reduced fee rather than buying it again.[4]
Release
| Platform | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SteamVR / Oculus Rift (PC VR) | September 25, 2018 | Initial release; supports HTC Vive and Oculus Rift[1] |
| PlayStation VR | September 25, 2018 | Uses PlayStation Move controllers[2] |
| Oculus Quest | May 21, 2019 | Official Quest launch-day title; cross-buy with Oculus Rift[3] |
| PlayStation VR2 (Championship Edition) | April 4, 2023 | Remaster with Creed III content[4] |
| Meta Quest 2 (Championship Edition) | April 4, 2023 | Cross-platform PvP; later playable on Meta Quest 3[4] |
Reception
On Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Road to VR scored the game 7.7 out of 10 (gameplay 7.5, immersion 7.5, comfort 9), concluding that it "certainly packs a heavy punch with some clever and well-developed boxing mechanics" while calling it light on story with a relatively short campaign.[1] The aggregator Metacritic lists a score of 84 out of 100 for the PC version, 73 for the PlayStation 4 version, and 78 for the PlayStation 5 (Championship Edition) version.[9] Push Square was more critical of the PlayStation VR release, scoring it 5 out of 10 under the headline "Should Have Been a Knockout."[2]
Commercially the game performed strongly for a VR title. Survios announced in October 2021 that it had passed one million copies sold across all platforms, with CEO Seth Gerson noting players had thrown more than 500 million punches and boxed over 50 million rounds; the studio placed the milestone alongside the small group of VR games such as Beat Saber, Job Simulator, and Gorn that had reached that figure.[5] The Championship Edition appeared on Meta's official list of the 50 best-selling paid Meta Quest games of all time, revealed through the Quest store in April 2025, where it ranked 12th, just below Bonelab and ahead of Vader Immortal: Episode III.[6] As of 2026 the Championship Edition remained available on the Meta Quest Store, where it held a user rating of 4.1 out of 5 from roughly 6,900 reviews.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "CREED: Rise to Glory Review: An Arcade Boxer That Packs a Real Punch". September 25, 2018. https://www.roadtovr.com/creed-rise-glory-review-arcade-boxer-packs-real-punch/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "CREED: Rise to Glory (2018) PS4 / PSVR Game". September 25, 2018. https://www.pushsquare.com/games/ps4/creed_rise_to_glory.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CREED: Rise to Glory is Coming to Oculus Quest May 21 with Cross-Buy Availability". 2019. https://survios.com/studio/creed-oculus-quest-launch/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Pre-Orders Now Available for Creed: Rise to Glory Championship Edition". February 21, 2023. https://survios.com/studio/creed-championship-edition-release-date-announcement/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Survios reveals VR boxing game Creed: Rise to Glory has sold 1 million copies". October 19, 2021. https://gamesbeat.com/survios-reveals-vr-boxing-game-creed-rise-to-glory-has-sold-1-million-copies/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Meta Revealed The 50 Best-Selling Quest Games Of All Time". April 22, 2025. https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-revealed-the-50-best-selling-quest-games-of-all-time/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Creed: Rise to Glory". https://survios.com/creed/.
- ↑ "Creed: Rise to Glory For PS VR Gets First Free Update November 27". November 13, 2018. https://blog.playstation.com/2018/11/13/creed-rise-to-glory-for-ps-vr-gets-first-free-update-november-27/.
- ↑ "Creed: Rise to Glory Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/creed-rise-to-glory/.
- ↑ "Creed: Rise to Glory - Championship Edition on Meta Quest". https://www.meta.com/experiences/creed-rise-to-glory-championship-edition/2366245336750543/.