Espire 1: VR Operative
Release date: Sep 24, 2019
Developers: Digital Lode Immersive Media
Publishers: Tripwire Presents
Genres: Action, Adventure, Strategy
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Captions available, In-App Purchases, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Just Updated Dear Espire Agents! We are excited to announce the Convergence Update for Espire 1: VR Operative. This is the biggest Espire update ever and includes everything we’ve shipped on the Quest platform in our 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 updates, alongside some new extras for PC. Key Features 5 new challenges • Crassipes - Sneaking • Cicurina - Hostage • Horcotes - Elimination • Furcata - Hostage • Mangua - Takedown 1 new environment • Coober Pedy 2 new weapons in the campaign • Spectre (Silenced SMG) • Sawn Off Shotgun Support for newer VR Headsets • In particular Meta Quest touch controllers Fix for the game not launching on some newer PCs alongside dozens of additional quality improvements and bug fixes. Note that we are unable to support the Quest-exclusive “Oculus Challenges” feature on PC as that feature only works on the Quest platform. About the Game Blending the tactical precision of modern stealth titles with the unprecedented immersion of VR, Espire 1: VR Operative is the gold-standard VR stealth FPS. In Espire, the technology of virtual reality has been militarized, allowing you to become the ultimate super-spy as you pilot an Espire Model 1 Operative from the comfort of your very own cutting-edge “Control Theatre”. Yes, the danger - including motion sickness - has been minimized, but the threats are very, very real. It’s your job as an Espire Agent to identify threats and eliminate them before they seize control over the IFA Facility. Espire takes full advantage of virtual reality technology and design to create a deeply satisfying stealth/action FPS while also minimizing drawbacks like motion sickness through the fully customizable Control Theatre system. In Espire, full-freedom movement maintains immersion and feels more comfortable than ever. So you can worry less about taking a break, and more about how you want to play. Espire 1: VR Operative Key Features Include: * The definitive VR stealth experience: bringing the stealth genre to the exciting medium of Virtual Reality, delivering gameplay mechanics for the stealth and action genres that have yet to be explored. * Full freedom of movement: allowing players the freedom to move anywhere within their virtual environment, moving, climbing, and falling with full comfort and no motion sickness for almost all players. * Complete single-player story, rich in detail: developed as a dedicated single player VR experience with individual story missions and scenario missions that use the story mission environments for short challenges. * Voice control: Using the VR headset’s onboard microphone, players can make commands and perform actions simply by speaking. The noises players make can draw the enemy to their location – adding a new way to gain the advantage. * Arsenal of weapons and gadgets: As an Espire model 1 Operative, players will have access to dozens of unique gadgets and weapons such as a tranquilizer pistol and deployable spy cameras in order to complete the mission objectives. * Global Leaderboard: A worldwide tally awards players a competitive score based on mission time, movement, stealth, ammo conservation, takedowns and other factors. * Intuitive controls that mimic real life: Interaction in this game aims to be natural and intuitive. Instead of memorizing dozens of button combinations for every action, players perform them as they would in real life. Operatives can crouch and enter cover by physically using their body. * Smart AI: Enemy combatants in this game actively hunt the player. The AI responds to sight, sound, and other stimuli and will react to with varying levels of suspicion based on the player’s physical stance, movement speed, cover and relative location.

Press reviews: “Espire 1: VR Operative is unquestionably the best expression of the stealth action genre we’ve seen in VR yet.” 4/5 – UploadVR “[Espire 1] is the stealth espionage game I have always wanted” 8/10 – Way Toomany Games “The main draw of Espire 1 is that it takes place in VR, and it uses that to its benefit.” 7/10 – Dualshockers 

Notes: This game contains some content that is not recommended for all audiences, including gun violence. There are some topics and scenarios in the story line that some players may have sensitivity to. Namely, Hostage situations, where the player must attempt to rescue hostages from armed guards. Espire is game where violence is not encouraged, and players have a non-lethal approach to every scenario. However, there is gun violence throughout the title. Our gameplay and release trailers give an indication of the type of violence present throughout the title. Players have the ability to disable blood effects in the 'display' options, found via the 'settings' menu.