Bulletstorm is coming to VR headsets. Remember Bulletstorm? The crazy first-person shooter that allowed for some hugely satisfying trick shots when killing enemies? If you never played it, you definitely missed out on a fun time. It’s developed by People Can Fly, the same studio behind recent titles like Outriders, as well as franchises like Gears of War.
Bulletstorm was first released for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC back in 2011. It wasn’t exactly a mega success and in fact, did quite poorly commercially. Reaching only around 1 million copies sold by 2013, two years after its release. That’s, not a lot. Compare that to games like Elden Ring, which has sold more than 20 million copies in a year. The point is, Bulletstorm did not sell well. And that’s a shame, because it was great. Fast forward a few years and the game was re-released in the ‘Full Clip Edition’ that had upgraded graphics and support for 4K visuals.
This version seems to be much more well-received (at least by fans), having a “very positive” rating on Steam. And now, you’ll get to experience all that insane, creative killing action while listening to your loudmouth crew in VR.
Bulletstorm VR retains everything from the original game
If you loved the original game (or you’re now intrigued and want to play the VR version), strap in for some good news because the devs aren’t really changing anything in terms of content. People Can Fly Creative Director Bartosz Kmita says “Bulletstorm VR retains everything players loved about the original Bulletstorm.” This means everything is being retained to provide a new take on the same experience.
And that means the VR version is losing none of the awesome features. Most of all the skillshot system that rewarded players with skill points for creative kills. The more creative the kill, the more skill points your received. All of that stays in. Except now, you can do it in virtual reality.
Bulletstorm VR is being developed by Inuvo (a People Can Fly studio) and is being published by People Can Fly. The game releases later in 2023 for PC via Steam. It’ll also be available for Meta Quest 2 (and probably Meta Quest 3) as well as PS4 and PS5 via PS VR and PS VR2.