In 2019, VR game developer Stress Level Zero released “Boneworks” which sold 100,000 copies and grossed $3 million in its first week. This game has amazing freedom and interactivity that shows the possibilities of VR games and attracts players .On September 30, 2022, “Bonelab”, the official sequel to “Boneworks”, was officially released on Steam and Quest platforms. The sales of “Bonelab” reached $1 million within an hour after its release, becoming the fastest-selling game to reach that number in Quest history.
What kind of game is “Bonelab”? Why can Bonelab achieve such amazing results?
1.Boneworks has a huge number of loyal players, and everything is interactive in the game. The game is designed with physical laws that are almost identical to reality. The game encourages players to use any approach they can think of to interact with the items in the scene. When you take the VR handles and enter the game, you will quickly find that any item in the game is playable, whether it is a weapon or prop, a scene or an enemy.
2. The scenes and characters are more diversified, and there are more possibilities to explore. The popularity of “Boneworks” is because the game has a unique physical mechanism, worldview and narrative style. These unique features have been transferred and upgraded into ”Bonelab”. Compared with the previous work, scenes in “Bonelab” have involved more dungeon exploration, tactical experiments to name a few. The rich scenes and constantly-changing styles attract players to explore the game.
”Bonelab” has applied “avatar system“ that allows players to customize their appearances and bodies in the game. The content customized by the player will follow the physical laws, which affect the whole gameplay and the player’s experience. For example: in the game, recoil has less impact on a player with a bigger body, and the gun will have smaller upward movement when firing. Also, the player will move more slowly when running.
3. There is no limit to interaction, and freedom becomes the vane of VR games. When looking at popular VR games in recent years, you will find that the high level of virtual freedom and strong interactivity seem to be the common characteristics. Highly realistic scenarios and abundant interactive content are extremely popular among players.
In the VR game genre, simulation games occupied a big proportion. With unique play rules, VR games are featured by high level of involvement, interactivity and freedom providing instant gaming experience to players. In addition, the high interactivity and freedom in the games also promote players to create their own attractive videos, such as ”Gameplay live streams“.
It’s been only less than a month since “Bonelab” was released. The story has just begun!
Post time: Oct-20-2022
