After the Fall

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: Vertigo Games
Release Date: Feb. 22, 2023

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'After The Fall' Is Coming To PS VR2 In Feb. 2023, Includes All Previously Released DLC - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2022 @ 3:02 p.m. PDT

After the Fall is an epic multiplayer VR action FPS that will bring players into a vast, hostile world with seamless co-op gameplay at its core.

After the Fall combines an unprecedented VR world shared with players worldwide, a cinematic and atmospheric campaign, action-packed solo and multiplayer gameplay, and an endgame built from the ground up for VR.

Set in a frozen, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, After the Fall pits you and up to three friends against unprecedented, huge waves of monstrous, undead creatures known as the Snowbreed. And when I say huge, I don’t just mean in numbers; you’ll be facing off against some of VR’s most colossal brutes and repulsive deformities.

In an alternate 1980s, the age of decadence and delight, humanity started experimenting with a new type of designer drugs to elevate the human potential beyond known limits.

Meanwhile, the planet suffered: climate change ran hot and cold to extremes, resulting in a new ice age. To cope with the cold, people only consumed more drugs which led to horrible mutations – the deadly Snowbreed. Now, 20 years later, Los Angeles lies in ruins and survivors are clinging to life in a frozen city roaming with mutated terrors.


Vertigo Games announced that After the Fall is coming to PlayStation VR2 on February 22, 2023, and will soon be available for pre-order in the Playstation store with a 15% discount until February 22th. 

PS VR2 players will be able to enjoy After the Fall’s signature co-op action gameplay in a VR game world that offers a deeper sense of presence and an incredible level of immersion through some of PS VR2’s exciting new features - all in full cross-platform multiplayer with players on any other platform. On top of this, the After the Fall - Complete Edition for PS VR2 will include all DLC that has been released to date; more than doubling the game’s content since its initial launch in December 2021.

In the above video, Vertigo Games reveal how they are taking advantage of the new PS VR2 features and what makes it an incredible place to play.

“It has been great working with the SIE team, which has allowed us to integrate a number of PS VR2 features into After the Fall to create the best VR co-op apocalypse on the PS5 console," said Alastair Burns, Producer at Vertigo Games. "Wielding PS VR2 Sense Controllers gives After the Fall’s signature gunplay a deeper level of immersion while its world now offers a greater sense of presence, bolstered by the PS VR2’s incredible graphical fidelity. We can’t wait to open the gates to PS VR2 players early next year."

With intense 4-player co-op at its core, players join forces with other survivors across all major VR platforms as they venture out into enemy territory and take on huge hordes of snowbreed. Watch out for the more twisted types; from towering brutes that can instantly flatten you with a strike of their huge ice fist to decapitators that will grab you by the neck to pull you off the ground. No mission will play the same twice and taking on the snowbreed is a team effort as players will need to work together to survive the cold and hostile world of After the Fall. 

You, the player, are a Harvest Runner, one of the few who are courageous enough to venture out into the cold. With your squad of fellow Runners you’ll jump into the containment sites that are filled to the brim with Snowbreed. People in the various settlements in LA rely on you to enter these monster infested zones in order to bring in the resources required to keep the lights on back at the Line. In return, you are rewarded with bigger and better guns to go back in for this satisfying loop of taking out Snowbreed. It’s not an easy job, and only Harvest Runners can tackle the different dangers that these Snowbreed embody.

In After the Fall, it is all about knowing your enemies and working together with your team in order to survive. Your next best friend is your large arsenal of weapons. This consists of a variety of handguns, shotguns, rifles and more, and as you get more experienced as a Runner, higher quality variations will become available to you. It is up to you to use these weapons wisely. Only one thing is certain; whether you rush to the frontlines with your custom handgun ready, or stay back with your hunting rifle and explosives, do not run out of ammo!

You’ll get to craft weapons while engaging in the game’s high-paced combat using real-life movements. Customizing weapons and gear requires resources and floppy disk blueprints found throughout the city, so you’ll have to scavenge the remains of civilization in order to stay ahead of your enemies.

In your fight for survival you’ll wield a wide variety of weapons. Will you rush to the frontlines with your electrified knuckleduster and custom handgun ready to take down hordes of Snowbreed? Or would you rather stay back and use your hunting rifle with explosive ammo to take down the hulking brutes? It’s up to you.

On top of this, you’ll be able to unleash devastating attacks using crafted devices, such as a volley of missiles from a wrist-mounted ’80s walkman-turned-rocket launcher. Crafting and customising weapons and gear requires resources and blueprints found throughout the world, which you’ll take back with you to the basecamp for use.

Speaking of basecamp; this is a shared hub where you’ll run into other players from all over the world, hang out and interact with them in VR, form a party of up to four players to go on a new mission, and more. But you can also decide to play the game by yourself – the difficulty will scale accordingly. Though I personally feel playing with friends is more fun, especially in VR!

Key Features

  • 3 ways to play: Solo, 4-player co-op & the competitive Tundradome
  • Explore sub-zero LA in a mission-based campaign
  • Slay massive hordes, brutal specials & towering bosses!
  • Craft, upgrade & wield dozens of weapons with real-life movements
  • Join our ranks as LA expands with new maps, modes, threats, and armory

Currently available for PlayStation VR, PC (Steam) and Oculus Quest 2, After the Fall is coming to PS VR2 on February 22, 2023.


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