

2017 · 4A Games · Arcade · First-person shooter
Arktika.1
From the creators of Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, and Metro Redux comes a new vision of the apocalypse. 1 is a highly immersive, action-packed, first-person shooter designed exclusively for Oculus Touch. Nearly a century in the future, the world has fallen into a new ice age in the aftermath of a silent apocalypse. Only the equatorial regions are still habitable, yet pockets of humanity survive in small numbers all over the planet, hanging onto existence in the resource-rich territories to the north and south--resources that everyone wants to control...
- Released
- 10 October 2017
- Platforms
- Meta QuestOculus VRWindows
- Genres
- ArcadeFirst-person shooterShooter
- Developers
- 4A Games
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Virtual Reality
- Themes
- ActionScience fiction
- Country
- Ukraine
- Age ratings
- ESRB M
About
Arktika.1 is a virtual reality first-person shooter developed by 4A Games and published by Oculus Studios. The game was released in October 2017 for Oculus Rift.
Keywords
- post-apocalyptic
- oculus touch support
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
1 is a first-person shooter. The game is set in the far future in which Earth has fallen into a new ice age. 1 (based in modern-day Russia) from bandits and beasts known as "yagas". The player has the ability to dual wield weapons and quickly teleport short distances to progress or dodge from attacks.
The game features ten different weapons, and they can be customized with various attachments to enhance their efficiency. The game utilizes the Oculus Touch motion controller. Players have to use their hands (holding the Touch controller) to aim and shoot, while physically bending down to hide behind cover.
Development
The game was announced by 4A Games in October 2016. Jon Bloch, executive producer of the game, described Arktika.1 as a "significant sized game" and a AAA production. Since the team was not experienced in making virtual reality games, the studio decided to set it in post-apocalyptic Russia, a setting that the team was very familiar with after working on two Metro games. The studio worked on the project for two years. The game was released worldwide for Oculus Rift on October 10, 2017.
Reception
The game received "mixed or average" reviews upon release, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Writing for UploadVR, Jamie Feltham noted that the game was longer than other VR shooters in the market and wrote that Arktika.1 was “extremely polished", but he was disappointed by the repetitive mission design and unbalanced weapons. Jason D'Aprile from GameSpot praised the game's implementation of motion control using the Touch controller and felt that it was an immersive title. He concluded his review by saying that "the mix of excellent graphics and surprisingly intense battles makes this one of the more enjoyable action games available on Rift".
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Collections1 collection
Years
- Games released in 2017List › October–December
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