Mothergunship Forge lands on PS VR2 with 120fps and two-player co-op
Mothergunship: Forge has arrived on PlayStation VR2, bringing its build-your-own-gun roguelite to Sony’s headset. The PS5 version runs at a native 120 frames per second without reprojection, according to its PlayStation Store listing.
There is also headset feedback, adaptive-trigger feedback and optional online co-op for two players. You will need PlayStation Plus for online play, although the store says playing online is optional.
The game has been available on PC VR and Quest for some time. This release is a new option for PS VR2 owners, following the Quest update we covered last month.
Players can combine gun parts into their own weapons. Image: Terrible Posture Games, via Steam
Build a weapon while fighting through an alien ship
The premise is wonderfully straightforward: build a weapon from parts, enter a combat chamber and try to survive the machines shooting back. Components include different barrels and modifiers, so the equipment you assemble can change from one run to the next.
Combat chambers are filled with hostile machines. Image: Terrible Posture Games, via Steam
Sony’s listing describes randomised chambers, four biomes, boss fights and upgrades to collect. Daily Runs add rotating modifiers and leaderboards.
The parts are attached to your arms, and Sony lists everything from chainguns and lasers to grenade launchers. Shields and modifiers give you more choices, but you still have to deal with incoming fire while putting a weapon together.
The PlayStation release also supports eye-tracked foveated rendering, headset haptics and Sense controller feedback. Those are features of this version; the developer’s Steam screenshots in this article are included to show the game itself, not to demonstrate PS VR2 image quality.
Foveated rendering uses eye tracking to focus rendering detail where you are looking. Headset and controller vibration are listed as optional, so check the game’s settings if you prefer less feedback.
The images show the Steam edition; PlayStation VR2 has its own platform features. Image: Terrible Posture Games, via Steam
Online co-op has a separate subscription requirement
The PS5 edition requires a PS VR2 headset and its Sense controllers. Sony lists seated, standing and room-scale play styles. For online play with a friend, both the game’s listing and PlayStation’s usual network requirements should be checked for your region.
The game is also available for Meta Quest. If you play on that platform instead, the Quest 3 is available at Amazon; it is a separate version and is not a replacement for PS VR2 on PS5.
Whichever headset you use, check the store listing for the version you intend to buy. Owning hardware on one platform does not by itself establish that a copy of the game transfers to another.
Image credit: Terrible Posture Games, via Steam.
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