Iron Riot, the Hawken-like mech-battler from indie Black Seashore Studio, is formally out of Early Entry right this moment on Quest and SteamVR headsets, taking a giant 40-ton step with its 1.0 replace.
First launched in Alpha on Steam in late 2020, and one 12 months afterward Quest, Iron Riot helps you to construct and customise your mechs for immersive squad-based battles, together with the power to manage your mech by bodily reaching out to seize sticks and flip switches, making for some fairly helpful in-cockpit controls.
After eight years within the making, Iron Riot’s 1.0 launch contains quite a few wishlist objects addressing key features of the sport, together with leaderboards that observe participant stats like kills and favourite weapons, enabling extra aggressive post-match bragging rights.
Black Seashore Studio says in its Steam information replace that matchmaking has additionally been rebuilt for smoother transitions, customizable match slots, and fast group swaps.
The replace has additionally adjusted AI problem, together with smarter bots that adapt to your actions, in addition to extra refined visuals, higher UI, improved audio, and destructible mech results, the studio says. Moreover, a revamped unlock system rewards development whereas onboarding gamers.
You’ll find Iron Riot on Steam for PC VR headsets, and the Horizon Retailer for Quest 2/3/Professional, priced at $25.
