Exploring The Abyss in In Death: Unchained for Oculus Quest

One of my favourite PSVR games is finally getting the wire-free treatment as In Death: Unchained heads to Oculus Quest on July 23rd.

I was invited to try out the press build of In Death: Unchained, and you can watch me yelp my way through a couple of runs of the brand new Abyss level in this week’s episode of Ian’s VR Corner.

In Death: Unchained Oculus Quest Gameplay is a HELL of a Time – NEW ABYSS LEVEL – Ian’s VR Corner Watch on YouTube

Rather than being a simple port, In Death: Unchained is more of an extended edition as a brand new level named The Abyss has been added specifically for the Quest. The Abyss is set in hell, as the overarching red colour scheme would suggest but, while there are some new structures and demons to encounter, the gameplay doesn’t deviate too far from what’s on offer in previous levels.

The Quest build plays exactly like the PSVR and PC versions so fans of In Death will know exactly what to expect, however the usual graphical cutbacks have been made in order to get this running on a portable headset. That said, the visuals didn’t seem too dissimilar to how they appear on the PSVR and even with these downgrades the game still retained its classic unnerving vibe.