Unearthing Mars VR

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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.

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5
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53 reviews
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Developer:
Winking Entertainment
Publisher:
Winking Skywalker
Release date:
22 June 2017
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (53)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or newer
Processor:
Intel i5-4590 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX970, or AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or greater
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
11 GB available space
VR Support:
SteamVR
Additional Notes:
Video output: HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 or newer, 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7 or newer
Processor:
Intel i5-4590 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
Memory:
8 MB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
11 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Video output: HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 or newer, 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0

User reviews

Get Revved
Not recommended | 24 Jun 2017
1.1h played

It's completely not what I was expecting. It had technical problems from the start, like haptics getting stuck on for extended periods, when I first started it didn't detect my HMD height correctly and I was a giant and

Helpful: 45
Cob
Not recommended | 23 Jul 2017
37 min played

No freedom whatsoever. It's a linear storyteller. And the story is not that good. Your controls get disabled when they talk so half of the time you just stand there. Here comes an example: In one of the first chapters

Helpful: 22
ooOOoo
Recommended | 25 Jun 2017
2.5h played

I picked it up in Summersale and am at Level 4 now. I love it so far. I always assumed that with VR the entertainment industry would develop new formats that are more experience orientated in addition to the very fast

Helpful: 12
DangerousBri
Recommended | 29 Jun 2017
2.3h played

Had no problems with this game/story, as it is more a story that you experience than a game. I quite enjoyed the experience but would say it is too short. Completed in less than 2.3 hours but did find it engaging. Not

Helpful: 10
Rafport
Recommended | 17 Jul 2017
2.2h played

Unearthing Mars is an interactive adventure in 10 acts arrived on PC after his PSVR release. I realize why it received some mixed reviews, isn't flawless and it's in some way unexpected but I liked it, 14.99 is a fair

Helpful: 8
biopharmacist
Not recommended | 28 Jun 2017
33 min played

I thought it was a game. However, this is supposed to be a story. Yet it's very poorly written and it's the worst voice acting that I've ever heard...no exaggeration.

Helpful: 11