SphereFACE

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SphereFACE
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Information
VR/AR VR
Developer VoxelStorm
Publisher VoxelStorm
Platform SteamVR, Oculus Rift (Platform)
Device HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, OSVR
Operating System Windows, Mac, Linux
Type Full Game
Genre Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Arcade, Shooter, Retro, Dark, Difficult, Rogue-lite, Rogue-like, VR
Input Device Tracked Motion Controllers, Gamepad, Keyboard / Mouse
Play Area Standing
Game Mode Single Player
Language English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazil, Swedish, Hungarian
Review Positive
Release Date May 19, 2017
Price $6.49
App Store Steam
Website http://sphereface.com
Infobox Updated 08/21/2017
sphereFACE is a VR App.

Description

sphereFACE is a retro-styled 3D vector shooter, wrapped around the inside of a sphere.

An unashamedly abstract shooter that ranges from slow, strategic sniping to frantic rock-dodging action, with roguelike elements of exploration, progression, discovery and permadeath.

GAMEPLAY

  • Destroy the "asteroids" in each sphere to unlock the hyperspace portals leading to other spheres, and navigate through a vast procedurally generated 3D space, homing in on the disturbance that woke you from slumber.
  • Sophisticated inertial flight dynamics on the inner surface of a sphere are difficult to master - agility, awareness and good reflexes are essential to survive.
  • Look freely around each sphere using mouselook, a controller, your keyboard, or even your VR headset.
  • Roguelike single-save system featuring permadeath.
  • Dark and twisted science fiction storyline.
  • Arcade style top-10 high score system.
  • Determine your own difficulty curve - progress cautiously and slowly, or charge in with guns blazing.
  • Stray too deep into the hyperspace tunnel network and it won't be long before you meet something that shoots back...

WEAPONS & POWERUPS

  • Collect and upgrade a variety of destructive and unusual weapons, such as the spreadGUN, gaussRIFLE, guidedROCKETS, spaceMINES, flameTHROWER and singularityCANNON.
  • Destroy "enemy" ships and catch their "powerups" to improve your weapons. That is what they are, right?
  • Fashion armour from smashed asteroid rock, and find movement augmentation devices such as reverseTHRUSTERS to improve your maneuverability.
  • Each weapon has its own strategy and learning curve, but the true sphereFACE master must learn to use them in concert with each other.

MUSIC

  • A full album length original score by five awesome professional musicians, featuring ambient electronica mingled with deep techno and a sprinkling of chiptune.

TECHNICAL

  • The game engine is completely custom built, which allows sphereFACE to have exactly the gameplay experience it needs with no limitations. The game is highly optimised and will run smoothly - even on that old notebook.
  • Fully configurable controls - bind any control to any key, mouse button, gamepad button or stick, joystick axis or even foot pedal; any combination of devices can be used to control the game.
  • Theme support - create and share a customised look for the game.
  • Simultaneous updates on Windows, Linux and macOS.
  • Ongoing development - new features and improvements added continuously, professional and highly responsive development team.

Features

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum

  • OS: Windows XP SP2 or newer
  • Processor: Anything at all
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.1, 64MB graphics memory
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10
  • Processor: Anything made since 2007, 32 or 64bit
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0, 256MB graphics memory
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Mac OS X

Minimum

  • OS: Windows XP SP2 or newer
  • Processor: Anything at all
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.1, 64MB graphics memory
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10
  • Processor: Anything made since 2007, 32 or 64bit
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0, 256MB graphics memory
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Linux

Minimum

  • OS: Windows XP SP2 or newer
  • Processor: Anything at all
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.1, 64MB graphics memory
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10
  • Processor: Anything made since 2007, 32 or 64bit
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0, 256MB graphics memory
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Setup Instructions

Images and Videos