Beat Saber

Beat Saber is a virtual reality rhythm game developed by two Slovaks Ján Ilavský, Vladimír Hrinčár and published by Czech game developer Beat Games. It takes place in many different surrealistic neon environments and features the player slicing blocks representing musical beats with a pair of brightly-colored sabers. Following an early access release in May 2018, the game was officially released for PlayStation 4 and Windows on May 21, 2019, and supports most virtual reality headsets including HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Quest 2 and Quest Pro, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2, and Valve Index. Gameplay The player uses VR motion-sensing controllers to wield a pair of glowing sabers, which by default are colored red and blue for left and right respectively, although the colors are changeable. In each song, the game presents the player with a stream of approaching blocks laid out in sync with the song's beats and notes, located in one of the 12 possible positions of a 4x3 grid. Each one may also be marked with an arrow indicating one of eight possible directions in which the block may be required to be cut through. There are also blocks with dots instead of arrows, which players may hit in any direction from the sides. Not poked through the dot. When a block is properly cut by a saber, it is destroyed and a score is awarded, based on the length and angle of the swing and the accuracy of the cut. In addition, there are occasionally bombs that the player should not hit, and obstacles in the form of oncoming walls that the player's head should avoid. Underneath the path where the blocks travel is a white bar that slowly fills up as the player hits notes correctly. If the player hits any note in the incorrect direction, this 'energy bar' will decrease by a small bit. If the player completely misses a note, the bar will lose a larger amount. If the bar becomes completely empty, the level will end. You can choose a setting known as 'No Fail' in which you may keep playing the level even after your energy has been depleted. If you slice the notes correctly, you can create a combo which gives you more points. If you achieve so many notes hit correctly in a row your score on every note is multiplied by 8, giving you a much higher score.