ChainMan

I was really hoping I would like this game. Monstrum and Alien Isolation are some of my favorite stealth horror games and I was hoping this game would bring some of that action for a full VR experience (Monstrum is great in VR but is controller input and wasn't built for VR). But this game is just completely lacking any polish and it feels like it's in beta or early access instead of a full release.

The first thing that's off putting is the grapics. They are below average, with pretty low textures. Well, at least the game ran fine so that's good. The default locomotion is terrible. I had to change the menu options to trackpad or joystick locomotion for smoother gameplay. The left, right on the joystick, however, will turn you left or right instead of moving left or right so that's an unfortunate dev decision (why not left right on the left controller moves you left or right and then the right controller turns you in way you want like most games?)

The main thing that makes me not recommend this game is the stealth mechanic. It is not good at all. You can literally have a zombie see you, but then you press trigger to get into the barrel and the zombie for whatever reason can't get to you. You can be shining a freaking flashlight right in its face and it will just stand there. Unfortunately, for you, even though you're safe in the barrel shining a light on the zombie, there are pathing issues so that the zombie will just stay put there and hardly move no matter how long this lasts. The use of flares is also hit and miss as far as causing a distraction that lets you slip by and you can't even really aim where they land.

Also, I couldn't see my arms in-game most of the time. I was seeing my Oculus Touch Controllers 90% of the time. The only time I saw my hands were on the cut scenes of the main-menu. The cut scene was theatre mode for some reason.

Rating 3/10 it's not the worst game, but for the price it's very low VR entertainment value for your money ... this should be a $2.99 game tops given the current quality/quantity of content

It's ok ish I suppose, worth £5-£8 tops maybe, not worth anything like the asking price, just a bit naff really. Outlast it is not.
So negative review is only because of price, it's just simply not worth the money imho ymmd.

pretty scary just waiting for the multiplayer update and hoping for more updates in the future i wish the walking was a tad bit better it just feels real stiff at the moment but still recommend

I work for Helixxvr and the Devs sent us a Key for Chainman.
It was passed onto our reviewers, Who privately live stream the game so we can all watch and make comments. no
After watching for 5 minutes i Purchased the game for myself. Very rarely do i do that but this game blew me away.

I love Horror games, I love being scared and i love seeing Developers that think outside the Box.
This game ticks all those boxes.
I idea is simple survive, get off the island and possibly find your friends.
but with no weapons your hands in chains, Puzzles to solve and the island over run with Zombies its no that simple.
The game uses directional sound very well to give you the feeling that something is always behind you ready to pounce.
I have to admit i jumped on more than one occasion because i knocked a box over that i didnt see or a Zombie came running at me.

I have made it so far to episode 2 and the devs have said there is about 2-3 hours play in this game but more to come at a later date and a coop mode as well.

If you are reading this to decide to buy the game or not i say purchase it, give it a go just make sure you have clean underwear handy.

This is currently battling for top spot as my favorite Horror game. I think when i get to play it again it will cement its place as number 1