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Espire 1: VR Operative

Espire 1: VR Operative is an ambitious new virtual reality game and IP with its sights firmly set on the single-player ‘stealth’ genre, currently available through Steam's Alpha Release Channel in its…

76 19 November 2019 ESRB M

Espire 1: VR Operative is an adventure developed by Digital Lode, released 19 November 2019 on PlayStation VR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest and Oculus VR.

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What Espire 1: VR Operative is

Espire 1: VR Operative is an adventure game developed by Digital Lode and released in 2019. It was published by Tripwire Interactive. It is available on PlayStation VR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest, Oculus VR and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Espire 1: VR Operative is an ambitious new virtual reality game and IP with its sights firmly set on the single-player ‘stealth’ genre, currently available through Steam's Alpha Release Channel in its prototype phase. We pitch this as "Goldeneye 007"meets "Metal Gear Solid" in an immersive VR world.
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How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Espire 1: VR Operative holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Espire 1: VR Operative launched on 19 November 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal and Luigi's Mansion 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal, Luigi's Mansion 3.

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When did Espire 1: VR Operative come out?
Espire 1: VR Operative was released on 19 November 2019 for PlayStation VR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest, Oculus VR and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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