BattleGroupVR2 adds three story missions and gives its aliens their own languages
BattleGroupVR2 has three new story missions, and its alien characters now talk in their own languages. The Barcid and Khepri speak their tongue first, then an English translation follows in the same voice.
BattleGroupVR2 puts you on the bridge of a flagship, commanding a fleet. Image: SpaceOwl Games
SpaceOwl Games announced both on Steam on October 17, in version 0.255 of the VR space strategy game.
Three new story missions extend the campaign of the VR space strategy game
BattleGroupVR2 is a real-time space strategy game played from the captain's chair. You command a fleet from the bridge of your flagship, and you explore, mine, trade and fight across a galaxy.
The new missions are called Border Signal, Foreign Signature and Diplomatic Weight. SpaceOwl has not described their plots. The alien characters also get their own portraits, and so do the rebel factions that split from them.
Enemy fleets now field only ships their faction can build. Image: SpaceOwl Games
Enemy fleets now look like they belong to a real faction
The update makes the galaxy more consistent. Fleets now spawn only ships their faction can field, and enemy ships carry names that match their side. A fleet's flagship is now its most valuable ship.
Captains' special abilities, such as Taunt and Rebalance Shields, did not work before. They do now. The Gauntlet and Endless modes now pit you against Marauders, so you face every class of ship.
SpaceOwl also fixed softlocks, restart problems and crashes in about a dozen earlier story missions. Dying in a mission now leaves your warp drive working. In the online Conquest mode, ship insurance now survives leaving and rejoining.
The game has been on Steam since November 2025. Image: SpaceOwl Games
BattleGroupVR2 is a VR-only game on Steam for $24.99 in the US
The game came out on Steam on November 7, 2025, and costs $24.99 in the US. It runs only in VR and supports online co-op and player-versus-player battles. The update notes do not say when the Meta Quest version gets the new missions.
