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The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

Released: 3/16/2023

DON’T BLINK Immerse yourself in this fast-paced rollercoaster action-horror shooter where every move you make could mean the difference between life and death! Experience the thrill of the most nightmarish VR roller coaster action-shooter, enhanced by the innovative features of PlayStation® VR2 and set inside the sinister world of The Dark Pictures Anthology. Switchback VR will take players on a multi-sensory ride on a sinister rollercoaster from hell: · Survive the horrifying Ghost Ship and its distorted apparitions. · Confront hideous demonic incarnations of persecuted ‘witches’ in 17th-century New England. · Fight for your life against other-worldly vampires trapped beneath the desert. · Escape the horrifying World’s Fair Hotel with a sadistic serial killer out for blood. · Discover how your story connects these worlds, and make sense of the nightmare that is Switchback Come face to face with the most terrifying antagonists from Season One of the Dark Pictures Anthology and feel the horror up-close with the PlayStation® VR2’s innovative capabilities: · DON’T BLINK! - Using Eye Tracking, your enemies are upon you in the blink of an eye. · HOLD ON TIGHT – Endure every bump and drop as your cart speeds along the tracks with Haptic Feedback bringing that roller-coaster feeling to life · FEEL THE TENSION – Adaptive Triggers make each weapon feel unique as you unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows · MIND YOUR HEAD - Avoid falling beams, overturned buses and hanging witches. Headset Rumble ensures that you’ll feel it if you don’t! · Plus, 4K HDR and 3D audio supported. It’s your own personal nightmare where each track has multiple terrifying paths. No two runs will be the same, but each will test your reactions in this multi-sensory VR horror experience. In the ride for your life choose your path wisely and try to stay alive!

DON’T BLINK Immerse yourself in this fast-paced rollercoaster action-horror shooter where every move you make could mean the difference between life and death! Experience the thrill of the most nightmarish VR roller coaster action-shooter, enhanced by the innovative features of PlayStation® VR2 and set inside the sinister world of The Dark Pictures Anthology. Switchback VR will take players on a multi-sensory ride on a sinister rollercoaster from hell: · Survive the horrifying Ghost Ship and its distorted apparitions. · Confront hideous demonic incarnations of persecuted ‘witches’ in 17th-century New England. · Fight for your life against other-worldly vampires trapped beneath the desert. · Escape the horrifying World’s Fair Hotel with a sadistic serial killer out for blood. · Discover how your story connects these worlds, and make sense of the nightmare that is Switchback Come face to face with the most terrifying antagonists from Season One of the Dark Pictures Anthology and feel the horror up-close with the PlayStation® VR2’s innovative capabilities: · DON’T BLINK! - Using Eye Tracking, your enemies are upon you in the blink of an eye. · HOLD ON TIGHT – Endure every bump and drop as your cart speeds along the tracks with Haptic Feedback bringing that roller-coaster feeling to life · FEEL THE TENSION – Adaptive Triggers make each weapon feel unique as you unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows · MIND YOUR HEAD - Avoid falling beams, overturned buses and hanging witches. Headset Rumble ensures that you’ll feel it if you don’t! · Plus, 4K HDR and 3D audio supported. It’s your own personal nightmare where each track has multiple terrifying paths. No two runs will be the same, but each will test your reactions in this multi-sensory VR horror experience. In the ride for your life choose your path wisely and try to stay alive!

DON’T BLINK Immerse yourself in this fast-paced rollercoaster action-horror shooter where every move you make could mean the difference between life and death! Experience the thrill of the most nightmarish VR roller coaster action-shooter, enhanced by the innovative features of PlayStation® VR2 and set inside the sinister world of The Dark Pictures Anthology. Switchback VR will take players on a multi-sensory ride on a sinister rollercoaster from hell: · Survive the horrifying Ghost Ship and its distorted apparitions. · Confront hideous demonic incarnations of persecuted ‘witches’ in 17th-century New England. · Fight for your life against other-worldly vampires trapped beneath the desert. · Escape the horrifying World’s Fair Hotel with a sadistic serial killer out for blood. · Discover how your story connects these worlds, and make sense of the nightmare that is Switchback Come face to face with the most terrifying antagonists from Season One of the Dark Pictures Anthology and feel the horror up-close with the PlayStation® VR2’s innovative capabilities: · DON’T BLINK! - Using Eye Tracking, your enemies are upon you in the blink of an eye. · HOLD ON TIGHT – Endure every bump and drop as your cart speeds along the tracks with Haptic Feedback bringing that roller-coaster feeling to life · FEEL THE TENSION – Adaptive Triggers make each weapon feel unique as you unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows · MIND YOUR HEAD - Avoid falling beams, overturned buses and hanging witches. Headset Rumble ensures that you’ll feel it if you don’t! · Plus, 4K HDR and 3D audio supported. It’s your own personal nightmare where each track has multiple terrifying paths. No two runs will be the same, but each will test your reactions in this multi-sensory VR horror experience. In the ride for your life choose your path wisely and try to stay alive!

Critics
70
Metacritic
67

Score Breakdown

69.5

Critic Average

26 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

67

Metacritic User Score

44 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+2.5
Combined Disparity
+2.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 early (38%)16 launch window (62%)0 late (0%)