Stefan Mileschin

OSVR developer fund sponsored by Razer greenlights 15 new VR games from hundreds of submissions, more in store

BERLIN (IFA) – Razer, co-founders of Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), the largest open source virtual reality consortium in the world, today announced 15 new games slated for release into the OSVR ecosystem. The titles were chosen from among several hundred proposals submitted by applicants seeking consideration from the recently announced OSVR Developer Fund. The fund is a content accelerator program that avails $5 million dollars to the developer community to promote universally accessible VR content. The fund supports games like CDF Starfighter, PolyRunner and more, to get them compatible with all VR hardware in the OSVR ecosystem.



"The large number of submissions for our OSVR Developer Fund are a great indicator of how important an open ecosystem is to VR developers," says Christopher Mitchell, OSVR Lead, Razer. "We look forward to even more incredible innovations, inspired by the early-stage success we are fostering now."



A second, larger batch of titles is currently in the process of being greenlit for announcement end of Q3. These following titles will join a library of games already available on the platform such as Elite: Dangerous and Project CARS through SteamVR support. There is also support for non-gaming content like WebVR and various media players.

Already available:

Descent: Underground by Descendent Studios; Available
Radial-G: Racing Revolved by Tammeka Games; Available
PolyRunner by Lucid Sight; Available

To be published in 2016:

Abduction by Red Iron Labs; Available ab 31. Oktober 2016
RC Soccer VR und StarDrone VR by Beatshapers; Available Q4, 2016
Redout by 34BigThings, Available September 2016
The Brookhaven Experiement by Phosphor Games, Available Q4 2016
Alice VR by Carbon Studios; Available October 2016
A-10 by Futuretown; Available Q4 2016
CDF Starfighter by Mad About Games Studios Ltd.; Available September 2016

To be published 2017 / TBA:

Limb by Interdiction Studios; Available Q4, 2017
Theme Park Studio by Pantera Game Studio; Availability TBA
Infinite by Project: Gateway VR Studios GmbH; Availability TBA
The Hum: Abduction by Totwise Studios; Availability TBA


For all available and upcoming OSVR experiences visit: http://www.osvr.org/featured.html



Content developers interested in getting funded? Visit: http://www.osvr.org/fund.html



The beta version of the HDK Windows Installer is also available to get HDK owners into games easier: http://www.osvr.org/getting-started.html



About OSVR:

OSVR is the world's largest open source VR software platform designed to set an open standard for virtual reality input devices, games and output to enable the development of a cohesive VR ecosystem which provides enhanced compatibility and hardware choices to anyone looking to enjoy VR. Supported by industry leaders, the OSVR framework unites developers and gamers alike under a single platform. Plug in. Play Everything.