Vertigo 2

as of right now Vertigo 2 is peak pcvr in terms of shooty shoot and being a silly little vr game. despite how silly the characters are; the story is actually interesting and kept me engaged through. There is lots of content for the money making this game really good value.

i'd love to do another playthrough with all the characters as well as a ng+ run.

Very good VR game. Almost as good as half-life alyx. Has really fun combat with lots of cool and interesting weapons that are really satisfying to use. Very funny and self aware humor, there are lots of references to half-life and portal. The story is pretty enjoyable but nothing spectacular. Boss fights are amazing and are one of the best parts of this game. They are really fun and have cool mechanics. The game also has a level creator and lots of cool ways to replay the game which is very nice and cool feature. The only issue I had with this game was it's crazy difficulty. Believe me you'll want to put the game to easy mode because wow this game is really hard otherwise. Also sometimes your arms clip into objects and the AI can get rather funky which can be annoying at times. Overall though this is one of the few really good VR games out there and I'd recommend it.

The game is fun and what not. Just get it, its better than almost every vr game.

really wanted to play this game but it makes me very motion sick for some reason. which is really weird because games like boneworks and bonelab which have been known to make people motion sick don't make me motion sick. another weird thing is i was completely fine playing the demo but once i got the full game instant motion sickness.

Playing through the story on normal lasted me a good 14 hours, including trying to search for upgrades and hidden things without using a guide. The story and presentation is a definite upgrade over the first game. It may not have the production value or graphics to rival Half Life Alyx, though it was beautiful and fun experience on my HP Reverb G2 headset.

Worst I can say is there are a few spots where the game is absurdly difficult due to lack of cover, and a couple bosses that might trick you into shooting or doing something that doesn't progress the fight. However, none of these annoyances were as bad as the atrocities of "Budget Cuts 2", that forced me to do things like physically lay down on my real life floor while lobbing a stockpile of imaginary grenades off a water tower and dodging instant death rockets (YES IM LOOKING AT YOU, Neat Corporation and Fast Travel Games!)

I haven't even touched the New Game Plus or user generated content available for the game at this time, and I've been very happy with the experience.

One of the greatest VR game to exist. Competes with Alyx.

One of the best VR games FR, NO CAP

good game for the price ALSO kangaroo

Perhaps one of the most horrifically underrated games I've ever seen.

peak VR gaming. Massive sights to take in and good boss fights.

This is one of the best vr games, play it, but my issue with it is that it's way too hard for its own good. I started on normal difficulty as I always do, and it quickly dawned on me that it's actually equal to nightmare difficulty in most flatscreen games, not to even mention vr games.
However at first, I really enjoyed the extreme difficulty since it required a lot of planning and a tactical approach with learning enemy positions and using weaponry smartly instead of just going in guns blazing demolishing everything. This resulted in being the most satisfying vr gameplay I've ever played before, but only during the first few chapters.
The issue with this is when a single mistake means death, the tiniest gameplay issues become extremely annoying, and oftentimes a death clearly felt like an issue in the game, but no mercy was given and I was sent back to the beginning of a long fight.
The biggest offender was the Maharishi Gronto bossfight where I spent over an hour on normal and got to the last phase only a few times, with 5-15% health and all my ammo depleted, while tons of minions spawned in my face along with the boss already on my ass, and you can guess how that went. I eventually gave up and changed the difficulty to story and beat the boss first try, albeit with 20% health left. I'm not sure how that boss is possible at all on normal.
As the game kept shoving more and more enemies the extreme difficulty went from fun to annoying as I would have to restart each fight at least 3 times to learn enemy positions, types and which guns fit the best. This became unbearably exhausting at around chapter 17 when the game was at its hardest, and I ended up changing the difficulty to story just to see the ending since the game is already so long.
Even on the easiest difficulty the final fights were harder than any vr game I've played before on normal difficulty so I'm not sure what "removes all challenge from combat" means.
This review is basically just some thoughts I wanted to get out after beating the game, so don't take it too seriously, everything else about the game is perfect.

TL;DR: skill issue

This is the best action adventure game so far!

But wht no Korean subtitles support?

this game makes me bust bruh is so peak the gun are fire love dis game 10/10 vr game and the game is a steamvr exclisicerisimsmsm and nani is here and since if you leave a bad review nani will go to you house and beat you up so thats why you need tio rate thie 10/10 and its so good each level the story the underwater part with the fish and the civil war part game so peak play if you can or nani will beat you up

play this game on easy if your looking to have actual fun i don't understand why im on normal they are just bullet sponges really takes away from how awesome this game is its a 50 50 truthfully the difficulty spikes are just insane

i have vertigo 2 and 1 they are very fun games and i have the into the Aether dlc super fun

goes hard

probably the most fun, full feature length VR game ive ever played. start with the first game and know the second is even better! good vr initiative controls, fun gunplay, weird multidimensional alien madness and more! my one complaint is it needs a sprint button or something so i can teleport less.

Beautiful VR game ! and Bhaptics , thats awesome !! :)

Pretty fun game.

Your VR legs should pe pretty good for this one. One of the ''cut scenes'' actually made me kneel in front of this Demigod because I felt like I was going to fall over if I dont. It was after I had to drink something in order to prove I am worthy..This alone was 11/10 for me

The first one was very good and it was one of the first VR games I truly enjoyed. I have played many other games before I finally decided to play the second one.
The first shock was that it does not work with openXR. This combined with a game that is not the best optimized meant it took quite some resources to run it well especially for the graphics.

Now for the good part...just like the first one it is a very good game ! Like it starts slow and just keep getting better! With a clear inspiration from HL universe with a big dose of Ricky and Morty vibes :)) The world is way bigger with cool weapons and great boss battles! Despite the simple graphics it has many breathtaking moments. There is no hand holding, it really feels like a actual game instead of a theme park for VR.

This game is so cool, man. I don't really like this style of graphics for vr, but this game makes it stick out.

masterpiece

I was looking for a fun new game to try and found this. I played the demo and enjoyed it quite a bit so I bought the full game in hopes of completing the entire game in a single sitting "for the sillies".

After completing about 5 chapters, I went into the pipe at the end of the level where you're in a Recycling Chamber that dumps trash into lava, after going into the pipe my game crashed, SteamVR crashed, and every time I opened the game from this point onward, it'd crash my SteamVR. I gave up after about 30 minutes of trying to fix it and just decided to refund the game.

For the record, there is no reason this game should've crashed at all let alone my SteamVR based on specs alone as I have 32gb of DDR5 RAM and an RTX 4070 Ti. While I did enjoy the game for the brief time I had it, I did not enjoy it breaking my SteamVR.

Wow, just wow. Highly recommended for Half-Life fans.

Good Game
Poor Performance

This is a review of the optimization and bugs more than game. I had to buy it again ALSO on PSVR2 since it was shutting down my PC, despite being able to play most VR games as Alyx on Medium settings. I lowered the settings and it still struggled. If your PC far exceeds the requirements then get it otherwise it could be a problem. PSVR2 runs decent enough.

Using a Quest 3 I played through this the first time on hard difficulty. It was tough but fair. The amount of detail from story, secrets, references, and combat variety kept me wanting to see what was around the next corner. There were many moments where I was pushed outside of my comfort zone in terms of the types of situations that you find yourself in, which was a welcome change. You can definitely see the Half Life influence, but it does not detract from the experience. I wasn't expecting to want to play NG+ due to how long it ended up taking, but I can definitely see myself coming back to this game at a later date to try some of the other playstyles and to discover the rest of the secrets. This doesn't even touch upon any mods they may have, which I have not checked out.

Easy recommend. Do make sure to use locomotion settings that you are comfortable with.

amaz

This game is vertigo. truly vertigo...

you can become ether a communist or a religious zealot. 10/10 no notes.

Starts off fantastic, ends up terrible.

Allow me to explain.
The game begins with fresh story, memorable characters, beautiful locations, witty banters, hilarious jokes and very satisfying combat mechanics. Then, after half-way through, the game just forgets all that and forces you to fight off waves after waves of the same enemies without a break, just to progress a little. That is incredibly annoying when you are physically standing in the middle of your room and holding up your hands (gun) for hours.

But, should you buy the game?
Hell, yeah!
This is one of the few VR games outside of Half-Life: Alyx that is not a tech demo disguised as game or just straight up mobile game that happens to run on PC.

This is a full PCVR game.

From what I heard the dev refused to scale down his vision for the game to fit mobile headsets. For that alone he deserves our support.

Just...maybe next time balance the game a little better.

I love everything about this game. The graphics look great (on a rtx 4090), the worlds change a lot on different levels so it never gets boring, the creatures are cute, the humor is like a breath of fresh air, it's just great.

Not that fun and the double handed guns feel very awkward

Rick and Morty meets Half Life. My favorite VR game so far

holy peak

Much more expansive and fun than what I was expecting, with a few genuine moments of awe. Overall, just great fun. A very nice VR title.

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Not Sure Why This is Praised – Feels Unfinished and Clunky

I really wanted to like Vertigo 2, but I’m honestly confused about why it gets so much praise. It has so many frustrating design choices that make it feel unfinished and unpolished.

Movement is a Complete Mess
The teleport system is hard-coded to your movement trackpad, meaning you constantly teleport by accident while trying to walk. On the other hand, when you do want to teleport with precision (like in platforming sections), you can't prevent your character from walking at the same time—leading to endless frustrating deaths. Why on earth can’t we rebind our buttons like in other VR games? Who thought this movement system was a good idea? It’s awful.

The World Feels Large but Empty
At first glance, the levels seem expansive and impressive, but there's almost nothing to interact with. A huge part of what makes VR games immersive is the ability to play around with objects, yet Vertigo 2 feels lifeless in that regard. There's no incentive to explore beyond the occasional secret room for weapon upgrades—ammo refills automatically, and there’s no rewarding scavenging or hidden details to uncover. You’re just moving forward, ignoring everything that isn’t a combat encounter.

Combat Feels Cheap, Not Challenging
If exploration isn’t the focus, surely the combat makes up for it? Unfortunately, no. The AI is dumb and predictable—either charging at you brainlessly or awkwardly running into objects while shooting. To compensate, the game just makes enemies ridiculously tanky and lets them deal massive amounts of damage. Even basic enemies take a full magazine to kill. Instead of being fun or strategic, fights feel like bullet-sponge slugfests where you just dump ammo into damage-sponge enemies while trying not to get shredded in seconds.

Final Thoughts
There’s so much wasted potential here. The game could be great, but it's held back by baffling design choices and a lack of polish. If the devs want to make this enjoyable, they need to:

- Fix the movement system (or at least let players rebind controls).
- Balance the combat—increase player health, reduce enemy damage, and add more enemies instead of just making them tankier.
- Make the world actually interactive so exploration feels rewarding instead of just something you rush through.
Until then, I can’t recommend it. Vertigo 2 is a frustrating experience that constantly gets in its own way.

this is an absolutely top-tier VR game easily on the level of alyx and budget cuts. insanely well-executed and an incredible ambitious follow-up to vertigo. i loved it

im chris

When your health reaches -7000, your anus prolapses

great game

A lot better than Vertigo 1, but still... it's a meh game. Don't know why it has so many good ratings.

The gun play feels weak, not very satisfying.

YEYSYEYSYEYYSYSEYSY it's like ULTRAKILL but instead you teleport and kill aliens AHAHAHAHADSHGHGSHUG Officer 13 is so epic (Why isn't Officer 4 here :pensive:)

10 out of 5 stars! This is without a doubt, the best VR game I've ever bought, hands down. I've probably played hundreds of VR games on 3 different heaedsets over 8 years, and this one beats them all. If you're even curious about this game, it's absolutely worth the purchase. This game should be the golden standard of VR games.

The best way to describe it is 'sarcastic half-life parody'. It is fun game with good graphics and great views sometimes. You will encounter many half-life and portal easter eggs, memes, funny heroes, evil communist robots and religious fanatics and many many more. Interactions with the VR world are on good level. For a small team of developers this is almost а masterpiece.

It has some flaws tho. Music most of the time does not fit the game. Enemies AI is really bad and there are too many enemies, shooting them became boring routine and killing them does not give you any satisfaction of the victory. Bosses are tough to the point where you wish to lower the difficulty (I made it on the first lava boss because cluncky movement did not allow me to evade attacks effectively). It took for me approximatelly 9 hours to complete and believe me, it is long game for VR and I wish it was shorter. Game desigh decisions like - find 3 keys in 3 locations to proceed or we will place quest item needed for alternative ending few chapters before final chapter so if you miss it you will have no options in the end - the only healthy reaction for that is facepalm. Shorter games that gives you more concentrated impressions are much more better.

best vr game period

Vertigo 2 is like no other vr game, after my years of playing vr games vertigo 2 is def fun the most polished well balanced and longest story Vr game I’ve played 11/10 ❤️ performance is top tier too btw

Really enjoyed this game, it is becoming one of my favorites.

Zach Tsiakalis-Brown is a genius and a gift to videogame players

I'd rank this game the same as Half-Life Alyx. Absolutely essential for owners of VR hardware

This game is fantastic and easily one of my top favorites. It's even more amazing that this is all created by one person. You can tell that someone very familiar with VR gameplay has created this. From the weapon interactions to the graphics, it's easy to tell this was tailored by someone who loves VR.

This game is a shooter. The environments aren't very interactive, but where that lacks the story, style, and gameplay pick it up. I love the style and attitude of this game.

The boss battles are very tough. Managing reloads is an important part of combat here. Sometimes battles can be too tough and it encourages me to look for the right spot to stand or to find the right bunker to pick off enemies or overcome bosses. Maybe this is a bad trait of the game.

The bHaptics mappings are good, but they seem a little strong. I might just favor subtlety and dynamics over a full force all the time kind of haptic experience. It does seem fitting for the futuristic weapons to have such feedback.