Q.U.B.E. 2

this game does not have vr, but in the library its marked as vr, when launching the game it starts steamvr, this cannot be prevented with -nohmd or -novr... unplayable

as a fan of the original qube i was excited to hear about/play the sequel with raytracing and more modern specs the game looked super cool, and ran at a stable 80 fps which was definitely fine for me. it did deviate quite a bit from the original game (flora taking over the facility, the more detailed textures), a bit to my disappointment but understandable given it's a sequel. the puzzles were slightly disappointing, since i missed a few elements from the original game. the yellow "stair" block was a big miss imo. the new oil feature however was quite fun to use and i think it did add onto the original mechanics of QUBE. not to mention i didnt feel particularly challenged by the puzzles and breezed through them fairly quickly but that's also where my likes with this game ends. the lore of this game was a huge disappointment and honestly took away from the game rather than adding onto it, relative to the first game. where the original game had a very abstract vibe that matched the environment, this game tried to explain the player's presence in this world with a very cliche explanation [spoiler]of there being an alien that has you captured. especially at the end where you get baited by a "choice", just super mid.[/spoiler] all in all this is a very weak attempt of a sequel on a game that was very unique and good and i wouldn't recommend this especially for full price