One of VR's original cozy games makes a comeback on Quest
Raccoon Lagoon was the first cozy game for Meta Quest. A major update opens the five-year-old game to a new audience.
The Raccooniversary Update modernizes and improves the VR game in many ways.
Raccoon Lagoon now features optional teleportation and other customization options, a better way to defend yourself against the mean raccoons (or disable them completely), improved graphics throughout the game, co-op multiplayer for up to 4 players, and many quality of life improvements.
Studio Hidden Path Entertainment has upgraded the game engine and multiplayer system for the update, resulting in improved stability and performance. On the audio-visual side, you’ll notice a lot of new art and character updates and the sound effects and music have been polished too.
You can purchase Raccoon Lagoon for $15 on the Horizon Store.
A well-deserved comeback
In Raccoon Lagoon, you take on the role of a lonely islander. The small island was once home to a proud tribe that was wiped out by a volcanic eruption. Only remnants of the ancient culture remain.
But help is on the way: a ship full of animals has stranded on the deserted island. They are creatures with special talents: explorers, farmers, fishermen, lumberjacks, miners, cooks, and so on. If you help them, they will help you restore the island to its former glory.
I reviewed Raccoon Lagoon more than five years ago and wrote at the time:
"The tried-and-true gameplay of exploring, collecting, trading, and building works just as well as it does on a monitor, but thanks to virtual reality, these activities take on a tactile quality: I actually feel like an adventurer, farmer, or craftsman working with my own hands. Raccoon Lagoon is a highly addictive game with a high cuteness factor that should appeal to more than just the little ones."
Raccoon Lagoon is the studio's second VR game, after Witchblood, to be given a facelift and a second chance in the mature Quest ecosystem many years after its release. As I recall, Raccoon Lagoon had a number of quirks (looking at you, pesky raccoon bandits!) that should finally be fixed with this update. Well done, Hidden Path!
If you're looking for more cozy games for Meta Quest, we can also recommend Garden of the Sea.
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