Eternal Starlight VR

Eternal Starlight is a VR space combat strategy game. I am particularly fond of VR for space battles because I can immerse myself in space, greatly increasing my situational awareness. The 6 degrees of freedom of VR let you easily control your units, directing them to approach the enemy fleet from optimal angles. The main game mode is a procedurally generated campaign. This campaign uses a mix of main missions padded with procedurally generated side missions to pad the campaign length. It took me some time to understand what the campaign wanted me to do as the tutorial only covers the basics of space combat. The main campaign involves picking the side missions based on the rewards of new ships or resources to repair or upgrade your ships. Your fleet is centered around your main ship. There are many hard points in which you can customize the weapons and powerups that each ship has. There are a significant number of weapon effects to consider for your loadout and the weapons are unlocked through mission rewards or the shop. I do wish it was easier to build a custom fleet in the campaign though. The economy during the campaign and the high cost of a new ship makes it very improbable for you to end up with a large fleet. The campaign missions are short, spanning from a few short minutes to approximately 10-15 minutes. I've yet to encounter a mission where it is dragging the clock. But I do find the pace of the battles a little quick, and the speed at which units are destroyed leaves little room for mistakes. I mostly ended up with missions which are small skirmishes rather than huge and gratuitous battles. That being said, I think the pacing of the missions is suitable for the shorter evening gaming sessions where you hop in for a battle or two. The atmosphere and music of the game have a beautiful retro vibe that made the whole experience chill and nostalgic. The art style is well-executed. Eternal Starlight doesn't go for an extremely realistic look but it perfectly captures a futuristic yet retro gaming feel. In conclusion, Eternal Starlight is a great introduction to the space RTS genre to VR. There's lots more room for the developer to take this genre and the developer has been extremely responsive in bug fixing when I had some issues with the controls on my WMR system. I played this on both my Samsung Odyssey+ (WMR) and Quest 2 via Virtual Desktop and Airlink. Both systems had no issues. It is important to note that the Steam version doesn't include hand-tracking. Hand tracking is currently exclusive to the Quest native version and I look forward to giving that a try someday. If you have a Quest 2, this might be a consideration for getting the native Quest 2 version.

10/10

Awesome game! Similar to Battle Groups VR, if you’re familiar with that game. But without the ability to take the driver’s seat of your spaceship like you can in BGVR. I love how you control the space battles in both games. I completed the campaign on the easy setting in about 6 hours. I kinda took my time, and enjoyed it. There’s three difficulty settings, easy, medium and hard. Most games I’ve completed on one of the difficulty settings, I usually don’t go back and replay it on another difficulty setting. But this game I really like, and I’m gonna replay the campaign on medium next. There’s also a skirmish mode too, but I haven’t tried it yet. I love this game, and I have no complaints. I would’ve liked to have had the option to control the ships from the captain’s chair like in BGVR, but still a great game without the option. The graphics and sound are amazing. The gameplay is really fun, and I haven’t experienced any bugs, lagging, stuttering or freezing in the game. Everything runs super smooth for me. There’s several ships to unlock as you progress through the game. Also there’s plenty of weapons and armor attachments to unlock and purchase for your ships. I highly recommend Eternal Starlight to anyone that likes space games. I’d give Eternal Starlight an easy 4/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from what I’ve played so far. And that rating could very possibly go higher as I play the other modes in game.

Best RTS VR game I have played. Love it Eternal Starlight has you take to combat in space, in an amazing way. Its a space RTS game, that has you in the center of the battle controlling your fleet. You control your fleet though by moving them around with your hands. Its like playing action figures as a child acting out a big battle scene. You control everything from a touch, even moving around space itself and zooming in and out. The play style is just amazing, and really pulls me into the game. You feel so much in control, and have so much control at your finger tips. There is nothing like moving your space craft around a space station to do a fly buy and head towards the enemy just by moving the ship by your hand. I have lost hours in this game, the battles are so involved and immersive. The controls and battles are just the start of the great features of the game. As you do battle you will earn new ships, parts for ships, money, and alliances with other species to help aid you in battle. You can build up your fleet, customize your ships with weapons and mods, unlock new items and sections of your ships. So much to do and earn, keeps you playing over and over. I am not an RTS fan in flat games, but am totally in love with this VR game. I am excited to jump back in again. I recommend this game to any RTS game fans, and any VR fans looking for a new experience. This is a must play VR title.

Final mission is impossable, even on easy mode

Dont be fooled by reviews. This game is very clunky and downright boring. Luckily I got it on sale.