VRNinja Has Been Greenlit!
After spending close to a month on Steam Greenlight, we are pleased to announce that VRNinja, the upcoming virtual reality game developed by OutOfBounds Software Solutions, has been greenlit!
We always knew it would be a struggle to pass a VR game through the Greenlight vetting process. After all, the vast majority of Steam users do not own a VR headset and since Steam Greenlight asks voters whether they would buy the game (and not whether they like the game or think it’s worthy of being of Steam), this puts VR games at an obvious disadvantage. We realize that many VR games choose to bypass Steam Greenlight entirely and submit directly through the current HTC Vive game, but we felt confident in VRNinja and wanted to use the Greenlight campaign to raise awareness about its upcoming release. Fortunately, that gamble paid off!
So let’s take a quick look at the final stats at the 29 day mark:
As with our experience greenlighting Me And My Dinosaur, VRNinja had not cracked the top 100 (the apparent benchmark for getting your game greenlit) before getting the go-ahead from Steam. The yes/no ratio was actually quite impressive considering the low vote count and the natural skew caused by the VR headset requirement. We aren’t entirely sure what pushed over the edge, but it may have been the slight uptick in votes we garnered during K-Days when we demoed the game to the general public. One thing is for certain: we are incredibly grateful for everyone who showed their support during the campaign. We couldn’t have done it without you and we cannot wait to get VRNinja into your heads (and in front of your eyes).
If you want to try out VRNinja for yourself before its official release, be sure to stop by Animethon at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton this weekend! We’ll be demoing the game alongside other upcoming MADSOFT Games Publishing Program titles in the Indie Game Room on the second floor!
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