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GONZO VR

Sneak or fight your way through an absurd conspiracy involving cults, aliens, nukes and more in a rich stealth sandbox. Avoid, kill or knock out enemies and hide their bodies, find and modify weapons, crack safes, explore vents and gather evidence as you choose the best path to avoid detection.

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August 26, 2024
1 year and 340 days ago
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About the Game

Armed with a camera and a slingshot, you set out to investigate a tip from your conspiracy theorist buddy -- and wind up uncovering an absurd plot that takes you to nightclubs, Masonic Lodges, dungeons, Area 51, a Titan-II missile silo and THE MOON.

GONZO is a made-for-VR stealth game modeled on classics of the "tactical espionage" genre, lovingly developed by two brothers. Explore a variety of environments in a PSX-inspired artstyle with your two primary tools: a camera and a slingshot -- as well as a variety of weapons and attachments you can find along the way. As you sneak (or brazenly shoot) through 13 levels, take a moment to enjoy the original soundtrack by electronic artist Stress Actual.

Point and Click!

Your camera isn't just for gathering evidence -- photograph guards to mark their position and help plan your route as you navigate each level and try to avoid detection. Or hold your camera around corners and check your wrist display to scope out the scene without giving away your position!

Heavy Lifting Warning

Drag the bodies of dead or knocked-out guards somewhere more private to keep them from being discovered and tripping an alarm!

Something for the gun enthusiasts

Grip weapons with both hands for stability and aim, eject and load magazines and perform tactical reloads to ensure you never get caught with your pants down, cycle the slide to load the chamber and watch shells eject as you go! Find new weapons and attachments as you progress to help you stay silent and accurate.

Listen for the click..

Crack dial and keypad safes to find new equipment and restock your supplies as you go -- there's no shop and no airdrop support, you're on your own. We've been told a lot of people keep their keypad codes stored on their computers, maybe check there?

*clack* *clack* "I'm in."

Access computers to help uncover what the hell is actually going on! You may find some useful information too, and while you're at it -- what does that button do?

Hide, Hide, Hide!

Hide behind corners, under desks, and in vents and lockers to avoid detection by enemies. Keep an eye out for security cameras -- though they do look pretty fragile..

GONZO is designed from the start to give you an immersive, challenging and fun stealth experience that takes full advantage of room-scale VR. Physically duck and hide, crouch and crawl to avoid detection, aim guns and feel the satisfying stretch of your trusty slingshot's elastic as you pull, aim and fire marbles straight into your enemies' heads.

Inspired by the classics, GONZO puts you directly into a world of conspiracy and stealth (though, plenty of room for run-and-gun if that's your style) -- it's up to you to see how deep this thing really goes..