Crashed Lander
Release date: Feb 4, 2015
Developers: Don Whitaker
Publishers: Brain Blinks
Genres: Indie
Categories: Single-player, VR Supported, Steam Trading Cards, VR Support, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

Outwit gravity, race the clock, explore new worlds. Crashed lander is a gravity-based arcade game inspired by classics like Lunar Lander and Space Taxi. You've built a janky craft out of propane tanks and spare parts. Pilot it from pad to pad trying to beat your best time – then flirt with that fine line between speed and control. If you’re brave enough to try Hard Mode you’ll be flopping around like a QWOPy, low gravity turtle. With a little practice you’ll be zippin' around doin' barrel rolls. You’ll see sites from the cutting edge of fractal mathematics – bizarre, organic shapes, arcane archaeological digs, and all manner of WTFderful alien vistas. Each level is a hand-crafted environment that encourages the player to explore - and goof around! You can also pilot your lander in virtual reality with your Rift, Vive, or other SteamVR compatible headset. 25 levels to conquer and explore in pad Hopper mode 25 levels in Ring Runner mode - fly through custom courses Play in VR. Works on monitors plus Rift, Vive, and other SteamVR headsets. Full (xbox 360) controller support Hidden collectibles on every level Earn stars and track your progress through all 50 levels An hour of spacey, glitch-hop music - mp3's included! Achievements and Global Leaderboards. Windows, OSX, and Linux! Version 3.1 is available now with better performance, improved VR support, new options menu, new tutorial, and a first person camera mode. Crashed Lander was part of the first wave of VR games on Steam. Original released for the Oculus Rift DK1, and updated eleventy-hundred times as VR grew and headsets advanced. This is a 3rd person VR view with lots of camera motion, it might make some people uncomfortable. There is no support for motion controls, a gamepad or keyboard/mouse is required.

Press reviews: “a core game flight mechanic that will keep you entertained for hours” Virtual Reality Reviewer “it's set in a wonderfully bizarre alien world that's absolutely worth exploring” IndieGames “Crashed lander is really great! Play it with the autopilot off though” Bennett Foddy