Roboquest VR

Roboquest VR
Information
VR/AR	Virtual Reality
Developer	Flat2VR Studios, RyseUp Studios
Publisher	Flat2VR Studios, Impact Inked
Platform	SteamVR, PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest
Device	Valve Index, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S, PlayStation VR2
Operating System	Windows, PlayStation 5
Type	Game
Genre	Roguelite, First-person shooter, Action
Input Device	Tracked motion controllers
Play Area	Standing, Room-scale, seated
Game Mode	Single-player, two-player co-op (post-launch)
Release Date	November 20, 2025 (SteamVR, PlayStation VR2)
Price	US $29.99
App Store	Steam, PlayStation Store, Meta Quest Store
Website	https://www.roboquestvr.com

See also: VR Apps and VR Games

Roboquest VR is a virtual reality roguelite first-person shooter developed by Flat2VR Studios in partnership with RyseUp Studios, the studio behind the original flatscreen Roboquest. It launched on SteamVR and PlayStation VR2 on November 20, 2025, with a Meta Quest version and cross-platform co-op planned as a later free update. The game adapts RyseUp's 2023 shooter for VR with motion-controlled weapon handling, and was named UploadVR's PC VR Game of the Year for 2025.

Gameplay

Roboquest VR is a fast-paced roguelite shooter set in a cel-shaded post-apocalyptic future of scorched canyons and ruined cities, where the player, a robot called the Guardian, fights through procedurally generated levels of hostile machines. Each run is randomized: levels, enemy encounters, and the upgrades offered between fights change every attempt, and death sends the player back to a hub area to start again with permanent unlocks carried over. Players pick from several unlockable classes, each with its own abilities and playstyle; the developer's site lists seven, including Guardian, Commando, Ranger, Elementalist, Recon, Engineer, and the unlockable Superbot.

The VR conversion rebuilds the game's controls around motion tracking rather than mouse and keyboard. Weapons use manual reloading with magazine-ejection mechanics, bows require notching arrows by hand, and throwable items use arc-based aiming. Health, level-up information, and the minimap are shown on a wrist-mounted interface, melee attacks are tied to arm-thrust motions, and perk cards are physically grabbed during level-ups. Movement keeps the source game's emphasis on speed and verticality, with the player able to sprint, slide, and dash through enemy fire. Locomotion options include head-directed and hand-based movement.

In its UploadVR review, the comfort profile was described as demanding: the reviewer recommended the game mainly to experienced VR players because of its fast pace, frequent vertical movement, and limited comfort settings.

Development

The original Roboquest was made by the French independent studio RyseUp Studios and published by Starbreeze. It entered Steam Early Access for Windows in 2020 and reached its 1.0 release on November 7, 2023, on Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, followed by PlayStation versions in May 2025. In May 2025, RyseUp announced the flatscreen game would stop receiving new content updates, stating it was never intended as a games-as-a-service title.

The VR adaptation was developed by Flat2VR Studios, a studio formed in early 2024 out of the Flat2VR modding community to make official VR conversions of flatscreen games. Its first release was Trombone Champ: Unflattened in November 2024, and it announced a slate of further conversions that included WRATH: Aeon of Ruin VR, Flatout VR, and Roboquest VR. Flat2VR Studios described Roboquest VR as "fully rebuilt for VR" rather than a simple port, citing the manual reloading and interactive weapon handling. On PlayStation VR2 the game adds adaptive trigger support, controller and headset haptics, and eye-tracked foveated rendering.

Release

Roboquest VR was released simultaneously on Steam (for SteamVR headsets) and PlayStation VR2 on November 20, 2025, at US $29.99. The Meta Quest version was originally planned for the same window but was first scheduled, and later delayed, alongside the co-op update. A previously unlockable class, the Superbot, was added to the PC VR and PlayStation VR2 versions in March 2026.

Cross-platform two-player co-op was announced at the VR Games Showcase in March 2026 for a May 21, 2026 launch, to arrive in a free update on the same day as the Meta Quest release and to let Quest, SteamVR, and PlayStation VR2 players team up together. In May 2026 Flat2VR Studios pushed the Quest version and the co-op update back to July 23, 2026, citing additional development time needed for the Quest port and a decision to avoid platform-specific co-op limitations.

Platform	Release date	Notes
SteamVR (PC VR)	November 20, 2025	Launch platform
PlayStation VR2	November 20, 2025	Adaptive triggers, haptics, eye-tracked foveated rendering
Meta Quest	July 23, 2026 (planned)	Delayed from May 21, 2026; ships with cross-platform co-op
Co-op ("Brobot") update	July 23, 2026 (planned)	Free update enabling two-player co-op on SteamVR, PlayStation VR2, and Quest

Reception

UploadVR reviewed Roboquest VR on PC VR and scored it 4.5 out of 5, writing that it "takes what was already a great flatscreen roguelite experience and transforms it into a new VR classic" and that the moment-to-moment gameplay "feels fantastic". The outlet later named it its PC VR Game of the Year for 2025, calling the conversion one that "feels like it was natively designed for the platform". In UploadVR's overall VR Game of the Year voting, Roboquest VR was an honorable mention behind the winner, Arken Age.

Impulse Gamer reviewed the PlayStation VR2 version and scored it 4.3 out of 5, calling it "one of the most energetic, relentlessly fun shooters available on PSVR2". The review praised the steady frame rate during heavy combat, the audio design, and the clarity of the art direction under heavy fire, while criticizing a control scheme that "takes real adjustment" and a pace slightly slower than the flatscreen version because of the added physical weapon handling. On Steam, the game holds a "Very Positive" user review rating.