BoomBox

BoomBox is falls in an interesting place among popular VR rhythm games. The actual mechanic of hitting drums isn't that far off of hit titles like Smash Drums, Ragna Rock, or Beat Saber, but where BoomBox differentiates itself is in the ease of modding. Many games require 3rd party software to be able to create their own maps, but BoomBox offers this option by default and highlights it as a critical part of the game's community. The VR rhythm game itself is well mapped for the courses made by the devs, and then the community comes along to bolster the rest of the maps. The music itself is focused on EDM. If you'd like to check out my first 30 minutes of playthrough, you can see it here: https://youtu.be/Pupz1Ejxyv8

I'm writing this review despite having only 24 minutes of gameplay because this game already has its hooks in me, now for the reasons why: 1. the quality of the presentation is ridiculously high. the main menu alone is more polished and thought out than about 87% of the rhythm games I've played, VR or not! even downloading custom maps is seamless and polished, including QoL features like ingame downloading progress bars that most people don't even notice unless they aren't there. 2. this game clearly studied from the school of beat saber, but the impressive thing is that despite that it still manages to feel original and unique enough to not be a clone or imitator. the emphasis on drumming mechanics really helps set the thing apart. in beat saber you're mostly using your wrist and not actually moving that much even in advance maps, in this game I almost fell over a few times because of how much arm swinging I had to do. the only possible negative I can think of right now is that there aren't that many custom songs to play, but I imagine that's an issue that will solve itself over time. if you're already a beat saber fanatic I doubt this will pull you away but for anyone who tries a variety of rhythm games (like me) or who's been looking for a fantastic alternative ever since beat saber was bought by facebook (also like me) I can heartily recommend this one, and I can easily say it's my VR rhythm game of choice going forward.

Ragnarock is better in every way.

just play beat saber, don't support games that use AI

beat saber but with all the fun bits removed

I really enjoy this rhythm game! It is refreshing. You even have a cat you can dress up and pet!!! Lots of great songs and even community songs! I would love to see the cat play in the cat trees or even bring me a slice of the pizza behind me at the start.

Fühlt sich wie ein Mix aus beat saber und Ragnarock an. Wenn man lange genug am Stück spielt, könnte man sich einbilden, man haut auf fliegende Katzennäpfe. Kätzchen läuft jedenfalls auf jeder map mit, man ist nicht alleine. Süß gemacht (wenn man Katzen mag). Musik ist eher elektronisch. Man trifft auch hier auf Camellia, und zu meiner Freude auch auf Kobaryo (der meiner Meinung nach viel bessere Musik macht). Custom-maps werden unterstützt, kann man direkt im Spiel runter laden. Auswahl an "drumsticks" vorhanden, verschiedene Schwierigkeitsgrade, Geschwindigkeit kann eingestellt werden, Multiplayer, macht Spaß, läuft flüssig, maps sehr gut spielbar... Im Prinzip alles da, was man braucht.