Cyan, the studio behind Myst (1993) and Riven (1997), ran a successful Kickstarter last year for Obduction, which passed it’s $1.3 million stretch goal for Oculus Rift support. Potential naysayers can refer to Davidson’s impressive résumé, which includes experience at Dreamworks specifically on the animated films Bee Movie (2007), Madagascar 2 (2008), and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). In fact, the whole team is composed of game and movie industry insiders-a hopeful sign to say the least, and probably the reason Ethereon stands out with unique art direction amidst a sea of games with gritty worlds and blinding lens flares.īuild Wild Contraptions in 'Rube Goldberg Workshop', Now Available on Questĭavidson isn’t alone in his desire to bring the adventure-puzzle game back to the forefront with virtual reality. Other stretch goals past their main goal of $35,800 will allow the team to add support for Nimble Sense, the 3D hand tracking sensor, and if all that isn’t ambitious enough, will also bring the game to Android-based mobile VR. Davidson’s team at Intervision Games are initially making Ethereon compatible with the Oculus Rift DK2, but providing they reach their stretch goal of $199,000, will also release the game for Sony’s Morpheus PS4 VR headset. Tony Davidson, one of the developers of the ever-classic Riven, has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to reinvigorate the adventure-puzzle genre with his made-for-VR experience.

You’re alone, right? If this sounds familiar, then you’re in luck, because there’s something special on the rise for fans of the 1997 PC gaming hit Riven (1997)-it’s a new virtual reality game called Ethereon.Įthereon: Virtual Reality Adventure Kickstarter Did you see someone over your shoulder? It couldn’t be. An ominous, desolate world awaits, and you, the silent explorer, must traverse the remains of a once great civilization and unlock its secrets to escape the clutches of puzzle-induced insanity.

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