The Amusement

That game is preeeeeeeeetty goooood.

This one caught me off guard. Great puzzles, really cool art style and top notch VR mechanics. This one's a keeper. Go get it, it's absolutely worth your time and money. Big plus: Runs very well on ChachyOS through WiVRn. CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D Memory: 32 GiB of RAM GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 MB: B850M GAMING X WIFI6E Operating System: CachyOS Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0 Qt Version: 6.10.0 Kernel Version: 6.17.3-3-cachyos (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland

Very enjoyable VR-game! I had the chance to play The Amusement a little bit before the launch, and I fell for the detailed world which was obviously made with both love and skill. For me, a quite unexpirienced VR-gamer, it was easy to follow the storyline and pick up the abilities needed for playing. The remarkable story and the worldbuilding around it fit perfectly together making it a complete success. The game constantly plays with your curiousity without being overwhelming, and I loved that. The gameplay was smooth, the sound was pleasant, overall it was a lovely experience for me. Thank you Curvature Games for creating this game! :)

Beautiful and well executed game. Wish there were more settings such as music control ( they're too loud ) and graphics controls.

Una maravilla de juego. Gráficos mejorados con respecto a Quest, diseño artístico espectacular, buena ambientación, escenarios originales, puzzles basados en la narrativa y el movimiento por escenarios, y una buena historia. Un juego muy recomendado si os gustan los juegos narrativos o la VR de calidad con un buen diseño artístico.

Nice, solid VR game overall. The graphics look great, the voice acting is strong, the story interesting, the sound effects underwhelming. At times, the gameplay feels more like “press a button to trigger an action” than truly interacting with the environment. The puzzles also tend to become repetitive after a while. That said, I still had a good time with the game until... One puzzle in particular, guiding a metal ball through a labyrinth, really stood out in a negative way. It’s not difficult, just tedious, and you’re required to repeat it multiple times to solve the "puzzle". I was relieved when it was finally over. Unfortunately, a slightly altered version of the same puzzle appears again later. That was the point where I nearly quit and considered refunding the game. It’s hard to imagine that anyone of the developers thought that replaying such a dull sequence was intended to be enjoyable. I played through but it diminished my overall enjoyment of the game.

An absolutely positive experience, good graphics and story (funded by ARTE, which is an indication for quality over here in Germany/France), without encountering any bugs as mentioned by others. The most notable fun feature of this game is that it allows you to use room scale locomotion with redirected walking (no stick movement), which ups the immersion pretty well, to use it you need a 2m x 2m playspace.

The Amusement hat mich wirklich positiv überrascht. Besonders genial fand ich das Room Scaling bzw. dieses echte Laufen durch die Spielwelt. Dadurch fühlt sich die Erkundung des verlassenen Freizeitparks deutlich immersiver an als bei vielen anderen VR-Spielen. Man steht nicht einfach nur da und teleportiert sich von Punkt zu Punkt, sondern hat wirklich das Gefühl, selbst vor Ort zu sein. Die Rätsel sind schön gemacht, nicht zu überladen und passen sehr gut zur Atmosphäre. Auch die Grafik hat mir gut gefallen: Der Freizeitpark wirkt stimmungsvoll, leicht unheimlich und passt perfekt zur erzählten Geschichte. Ein großer Pluspunkt sind außerdem die deutschen Untertitel, wodurch man der Story sehr gut folgen kann. Die Geschichte wird ruhig, aber schön erzählt und bekommt zum Schluss noch eine überraschende Wendung, die dem Ganzen nochmal mehr Gewicht gibt. Genau dieser Mix aus Story, Atmosphäre und VR-Interaktion macht The Amusement für mich zu einem tollen Titel. Das Einzige, was ich negativ beurteilen kann, ist die doch überraschend kurze Spielzeit. Ich habe ca. 2,5 Stunden gebraucht, um es einmal durchzuspielen. Aber trotzdem: Wer narrative VR-Abenteuer, Rätsel und immersive Roomscale-Erlebnisse mag, sollte sich The Amusement auf jeden Fall anschauen. Mein komplettes Full Gameplay / Walkthrough / No Commentary Video findet ihr hier: https://youtu.be/veuYuPAA3co Falls ihr euch selbst einen Eindruck vom Spiel machen wollt.

I just completed the final stage and really enjoyed through entire play. The story was beautiful and the puzzles and physical interactions were almost perfect. Though it can be played in standing or sitting mode, I strongly recommend to play in room scale mode if you have more than 2mX2m space to play. This is made for room scale play and it will be greatly immersive.

yessssssss Room Scale! The Amusement will force you to tidy your room and find some floor space.