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Unearthing Mars VR

Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet. Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres.

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June 22, 2017
9 years and 43 days ago
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About the Game

Unearthing Mars is a VR adventure game set on the mysterious Red Planet.

As Co-Pilot of the retrieval team, the player will have the full experience of a space explorer on Mars.
Unearthing Mars provides hours of unique gameplay experiences, ranging from navigating a landing craft through a sandstorm to driving a Mars rover.
From puzzle-solving to first-person shooting, the game will allow players to resolve challenges from a variety of game genres.

Gameplay:
Story -- Unravel the mysteries of Phobos
Simulation -- Experience space flight and landing through the cockpit
Driving Simulation -- Explore the Red Planet with the rover vehicle
Puzzle -- Solve the remnant puzzles of Phobos
FPS -- Battle against cryptic alien beings

This product is a VR experience lasting around 2 hours, and is also the first VR product made with Unreal Engine 4 by Winking Entertainment. A number of stages feature various genre of game mechanics and gameplay. Compared to Unearthing Mars on Playstation VR, visual quality has been improved and storyline has been adjusted on PC version.