Polyarc opens playtest sign-ups for competitive multiplayer VR game

Moss series developer Polyarc has opened playtest sign-ups for a new competitive multiplayer game currently in development for virtual reality platforms. The playtest will run from April 14 to 16.

“We are happy to see that the audience for VR continues to grow, now counting in the tens of millions of players, with more user-friendly and accessible headsets being released every year,” said Polyarc co-founder and CEO Tam Armstrong in a press release. “As a game development studio that aspires to create games for everyone, we want to find ways to reach more of the audience within VR and even create space for new folks to join us there. With that in mind, the greater number of players gives us the opportunity to try ideas we have for multiplayer gameplay that can offer more to competitive players.”

The unannounced competitive multiplayer game has been something the studio has been excited to develop since its inception in 2015, but first needed a large enough player base to support multiplayer games of this nature.

“It’s apparent observing the community of players out there and receiving some of our own feedback that there are a lot of gamers in VR who are looking for and want to play more competitive multiplayer games,” said Armstrong. “We are excited about this opportunity, as VR offers interesting considerations for multiplayer games. The ability to read the other player’s focus and intention as they move their head and hands are some of the elements that make playing games in person so compelling. We are looking forward to sharing what we’ve been working on and the fun we’ve been having playing it.”

For more information, visit the playtest sign-up website.