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The Phoenix Gene VR

Control a Phoenix in your hands in this VR game. Fly through a sci-fi fantasy blasting enemies, dodging bullets and obstacles, and protecting characters as you destroy a mega-corp’s dangerous immortality serum. This physical on-rails shooter delivers a heart pumping story-based work-out.

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HEROmation
Publisher
HEROmation
Release
October 8, 2025
298 days ago
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About the Game

Rewrite the Past. Save the Future. Step into an adrenaline-fueled VR shooter where survival means becoming immortal. Control a blazing phoenix in your hands, and fight alongside Jackie, a genetically enhanced janitor bound to Firestorm by fate. Together, you’ll battle through the collapsing Slipstream multiverse.

A Sci-fi Saga Across Time: Fly from scorched wastelands to dazzling future cities in a race against extinction. Every location is a battlefield - and a piece of the narrative puzzle.

Enemies Everywhere:  Mutants, Scavengers, Leviathans and Drones... relentless foes lurk around every corner. Blast your way through heart-pounding VR combat.

Protect the Innocent: Defend, catch, deliver and save innocents from dangers in... and outside of our reality.

Total Immersion, Total Action: Fly, dodge, and shoot in this physical, action-packed VR shooter ‘shmup that’ll give you an addictive rush.

Strategic Shooting: Toggle between realms to absorb enemy bullets, bend reality to your will.

Power Up or Perish: Collect gold flames to unlock game-changing upgrades: smart bombs, quad fireballs, shields, extended reach, faster regeneration, and flamethrower boosts.

Go Deeper: Immerse yourself in the VR Book Experience of 'The Phoenix Gene: Origins of Darkness' included with the game. Read and listen to the first chapter of the novel in the epic new dystopian sci-fi story, all inside your headset.

Feel the Fight: Move to the upbeat soundtrack by legendary composer Grant Kirkhope. Amplify the immersion with bHaptics TactSuit, TactSleeve and TactVisor to feel every explosion and hit in your bones.

Become a Slipstream Master: Buy The Phoenix Gene now, strap in, and take flight. Perfect for fans of Pistol Whip, Star Fox, Panzer Dragoon, and R-type.

Supports Meta Air/Link and Virtual Desktop (set to VDXR or Automatic) and Steam VR (Open XR). Note that controller offsets will be different per setup, and should be customized in the options for best results.

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