
Control a Phoenix in your hands in this VR game. Fly through a sci-fi fantasy blasting enemies, dodging bullets and obstacles, and protecting characters as you destroy a mega-corp’s dangerous immortality serum. This physical on-rails shooter delivers a heart pumping story-based work-out.
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Rewrite the Past. Save the Future. Step into an adrenaline-fueled VR shooter where survival means becoming immortal. Control a blazing phoenix in your hands, and fight alongside Jackie, a genetically enhanced janitor bound to Firestorm by fate. Together, you’ll battle through the collapsing Slipstream multiverse.
A Sci-fi Saga Across Time: Fly from scorched wastelands to dazzling future cities in a race against extinction. Every location is a battlefield - and a piece of the narrative puzzle.
Enemies Everywhere: Mutants, Scavengers, Leviathans and Drones... relentless foes lurk around every corner. Blast your way through heart-pounding VR combat.
Protect the Innocent: Defend, catch, deliver and save innocents from dangers in... and outside of our reality.
Total Immersion, Total Action: Fly, dodge, and shoot in this physical, action-packed VR shooter ‘shmup that’ll give you an addictive rush.
Strategic Shooting: Toggle between realms to absorb enemy bullets, bend reality to your will.
Power Up or Perish: Collect gold flames to unlock game-changing upgrades: smart bombs, quad fireballs, shields, extended reach, faster regeneration, and flamethrower boosts.
Go Deeper: Immerse yourself in the VR Book Experience of 'The Phoenix Gene: Origins of Darkness' included with the game. Read and listen to the first chapter of the novel in the epic new dystopian sci-fi story, all inside your headset.
Feel the Fight: Move to the upbeat soundtrack by legendary composer Grant Kirkhope. Amplify the immersion with bHaptics TactSuit, TactSleeve and TactVisor to feel every explosion and hit in your bones.
Become a Slipstream Master: Buy The Phoenix Gene now, strap in, and take flight. Perfect for fans of Pistol Whip, Star Fox, Panzer Dragoon, and R-type.

Supports Meta Air/Link and Virtual Desktop (set to VDXR or Automatic) and Steam VR (Open XR). Note that controller offsets will be different per setup, and should be customized in the options for best results.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese +5 more
Reviews
Absurdly fun, way more than it deserves to be. Who knew flying around in a huge dragon would be so fun
Super fun! I owned this previously on Quest and repurchased while moving my library over to Steam. Originally I had been concerned about motion sickness but the way you have a more consistent motion and control the Phoenix with your hands is a very cool mechanic.
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This Phoenix Gene is absolutely fun and great call back to the best arcade shooters of the past. Having to keep an eye out all around you to both dodge and shoot keeps you on your toes and will give you a great workout at the same time. Luckily I can reduce the difficulty if I just want a fun casual play through. The game runs incredibly well, controls are comfortable and easy to remember and the amount of customization to control your level of difficulty and play is well thought out. Tons of re-playability through unlocks and character progression will have me diving back into this game for hours. I'm also a sucker for speed running so keeping a record of your best scores is much appreciated.
fun game
I had the chance to jump into the demo during a few months back, and I’m thoroughly impressed. The Phoenix Gene is proving to be something special as I progress through the game. The gameplay is a blast, but what really caught me off guard was the engaging storytelling—it’s clear there is a lot of heart and depth that was poured into this world. As a long-time supporter of Heromation, I’ve always appreciated their creative vision and their memorable animated films. Seeing that same level of artistry and narrative flair translate into a game is fantastic. It’s refreshing to see such unique, high-quality content coming from a small development company. Definitely a developer worth supporting!
The games is quite an enjoyable experience. The movement is responsive and the game ran smoothly with my headset(Meta Quest 2). My only real gripe I had playing was the shooting angle being a bit too high, but it sounds like there are settings in the preferences for that. Overall I am invested in the story and will highly recommend this game to those who enjoy story based games with action elements.
Super fun shooter game with a cool sci-fi story! I like the protection mission & 1st boss in particular. I definitely plan to play more, but 5 stars so far!
Absolutely amazing. Fast frame rates. Great options to customize the game. Played on the Quest 2 with Virtual Desktop. Even has support for my bHaptics equipment.
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