Alright, so let’s dive into this. You ever find yourself just wandering aimlessly, thinking about life and then—bam! You’re in a world of Vikings? No? Just me? Anyway—wait, no, let’s get into it.
Neat Corp, you know, those folks who did Budget Cuts, they’re back with something wild. Crossings. It’s a VR game. But it’s not just any game. It’s this mad journey through some Norse afterlife. I guess you get to do all this cool melee stuff, casting spells and everything. Sounds epic, right? Or maybe it’s just the escape I’m craving. Who knows.
Okay, so like, the idea is you’re in this constantly shifting world. And it’s a co-op roguelite, which—I mean, someone explain roguelite to me again? It’s basically chaos with a friend. You can bash through it with Viking-age weapons, like axes or something ancient called ‘Tooth of Nör’. No idea why that name cracked me up, but hey, Viking names are quirky like that.
Neat Corp throws this at you: you’re cold, alone, probably feeling like a soggy sandwich in a forgotten lunchbox, stuck in a limbo world. Your spirit’s on a rebellious streak, fighting free. It’s like every run through this world is a whole new dose of “what the heck is happening?!” Trolls, draugr, ghostly fiends—imagine this mash-up of mythical chaos, but it’s so alive you could just reach out and—never mind.
Alright, so they’re drawing a picture, right? A VR-first fantasy, where reading enemies is like—well, reading. You block, dodge, do the cha-cha, strike, and then there’s this magic part—timing’s key. Feels like it might either exhaust me or send me soaring. I’m game either way.
Funny thing is, there’s no launch date yet. I mean, typical, right? But hey, they’re saying you can wishlist it on the Horizon Store for Quest, or even Steam if you’re more about that PC VR life.
And here’s the kicker: Steam Next Fest is dropping a demo from October 14th to 21st. A sneaky little “single-player slice” of the whole pie. Just a taste, if you’re curious. So, might be worth checking out if you’re as intrigued by Viking afterlives as I apparently am.
Anyway, who knows how this’ll all fall together, but there it is—Vikings, magic, chaos. Have at it.
