Summary
Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddonis the name of a newly announced game that promises “stupidly fun” piñata mayhem for between one and four players. The colorful title is presently targeting a 2025 release for selectPCVR platforms.
Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddonis in development at Nerd Ninjas, a Spokane, Washington-based company that has so far predominantly been focused on collaborative projects. E.g., the studio played a supporting role in thedevelopment ofPokemon GO, and has also collaborated with Niantic onPeridot Beyond, an augmented reality virtual pet experience for the Spectacles line of Snap’s smart glasses.
Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddon Announced for 2025
Nerd Ninjas has now announced its first original IP in the form ofRogue Piñatas: VRmageddon. Much like its name implies, this is avirtual reality gamewith a piñata theme. Specifically, its setting is described as a “party-apocalyptic world” in which festive candy-filled decorations are not only sentient, but also dead-set on destruction. Players will hence be tasked with stopping them, which will require stirring quite a bit of chaos. The game is currently targeting an early 2025 release, having so far been confirmed for Meta Quest and SteamVR headsets.
Gameplay-wise,Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddoncombineselements of roguelitesand first-person shooters. Its day-one version will allow players to navigate six unique levels and take on over 18 types of piñata enemies using more than a dozen weapons. These armaments will support upgrades and dual-wielding, both of which promise to increase their destructive prowess. Experimenting with and optimizing equipment loadouts is going to be a core part of the roguelite’s gameplay loop.
Aside from tackling challenges on their own, players will also be able to team up with up to three other people for a cooperative experience. In addition to surviving waves of theriomorphic candy-filled decorations, each stage will also require taking down a formidable boss. Nerd Ninjas founder Nate Chatellier describedRogue Piñatas: VRmageddonas a “stupidly fun VR experience that will have players hooked from the first swing.” The game is being developed in partnership withFacebook owner Meta Platforms.
Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddon is a stupidly fun VR experience that will have players hooked from the first swing.
Rogue Piñatas: VRmageddon Demo Is Now Out
Coinciding with the roguelite’s announcement is the release of its free playable demo that can now bedownloaded via Steamand the Meta Store. Nerd Ninjas is also planning aRogue Piñatas: VRmageddonKickstarter campaign, which is planned to launch on Tuesday, October 22. Crowdfunding is something that the Washington company has quite a bit of experience in, as it has so far raised over $10 million via Kickstarter, largely for tabletop games such asMarvel Dice ThroneandX-Men Dice Throne.
Meta Quest 3S
Meta Quest 3S is the budget alternative to the Meta Quest 3, one that still offers high-end performance. Supporting virtual and mixed reality, the headset comes with a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, 8GB RAM, HD resolution (1832x1920 pixels per eye), and roughly 2.5 hours of battery life.
