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PunjiVR: The Vietnam War

PunjiVR is an unforgiving tactical shooter set during the Vietnam War. It experiments with and takes full advantage of the VR medium, including unique features like: Physics-based movement (climbing, crawling, running), a unique inventory system, ballistics, physics-based gunplay, and so much more.

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July 15, 2022
4 years and 19 days ago
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Mostly Positive131 reviews76.3%

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About the Game

PunjiVR aims to create a realistic but accessible war experience that takes full advantage of Virtual Reality.

  • Unique and Satisfying Gunplay: (Physics-Based Recoil, Weapon Jamming, Weapon Sway, Advanced Handling, & More!)

  • Eargasmic Audio: (Realistic Weapon Sounds, Distance Propagation, Environmental Reverb)

  • Intelligent & Challenging AI: (Take Cover, Communication, Flanking, Suppression, & More!)

  • High Lethality: (Realistic Damage and Ballistic Models, Ricochets, Bullet Penetration, Bullet Drop)

  • Unique & Replayable Mission Design

  • Large Variety of Weapons & Tools

  • Custom Loadouts & Advanced Inventory System: (Item weight and bulk affect how much you can store, but also your speed, agility, visibility, and weapon handling)

  • Traps! 

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VR-First Design:

PunjiVR is developed solely as a Virtual Reality experience.

  • Full Body Physics (including physical jumping, crawling, & climbing)

  • Unique Locomotion Controls (combination of joystick movement with armswinger)

  • Realistic & Interactive Weapon Handling

  • Minimal UI and No Laser Pointers

  • Unique Inventory System 

  • Plenty of Settings/Options to make PunjiVR yours

  • Unique Inventory System

PunjiVR utilizes the unique features and aspects of VR to create a new style of tactical shooter that immerses you into the conflicts of Southeast Asia like no other.