Metal: Hellsinger, a rhythm-based shooter developed by The Outsiders, now has full VR compatibility, providing players with a more immersive way to experience the demon-filled adventure. The odd genre mashup, which plays like a musical version of Doom, is one of several recent products that have served to shake up a rhythm game industry that had gotten increasingly stagnant.
Metal: Hellsinger, which was released in late 2022 by Swedish developer The Outsider, combines the gunplay of a standard first-person shooter with rhythm-based gameplay that awards players for slaughtering foes in time with the music. The hard-hitting soundtrack for Metal: Hellsinger includes heavy metal stalwarts like Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe singing alongside other well-known singers and musicians, offering the game an aura of authenticity likely to thrill aficionados of the musical genre. The game was largely well-received when it was launched on consoles and PC in 2022, with many players and reviewers applauding Metal: Hellsinger for making a unique tribute to both heavy metal and vintage shooters.
? Metal: Hellsinger VR Mod Released!?
Imagine if Audica / Pistol Whip had a baby with Doom Eternal.
Modder LivingFray has done an amazing job bringing this gem to life in full VR with motion controls & I've been totally addicted. Download for free!https://t.co/C6Yz3aThdP pic.twitter.com/dRLEynREt5
— Flat2VR (@Flat2VR) January 21, 2023
In a recent tweet from Flat2VR, a modding group with an emphasis on bringing VR functionality to flatscreen games, it was revealed that Metal: Hellsinger is the next big product to undergo a VR makeover. The update, which the tweet describes as “if Audica / Pistol Whip had a baby with Doom Eternal,” adds VR and full motion controller compatibility to the rhythm shooter and is now available to download for free from the modding site Nexus Mods. For players who haven’t yet seen the new content available in Metal: Hellsinger Update 1.5, this VR mod may be a fantastic reason to slip back into the shoes of The Unknown for another tour through Hell.
The mod’s announcement tweet featured a video exhibiting several minutes of Metal: Hellsinger gameplay captured in VR, demonstrating how well the title’s distinctive rhythm-based shooting adapts to the more immersive medium. Featuring a player speeding swiftly through a sample of the game’s stages while carefully killing demonic hordes, the video makes it obvious that the Metal: Hellsinger is just as intense and fast-paced of an experience in VR as it does on a flat screen. Gamers reacting to the tweet were enthused by the potential of enjoying the game in VR, with one commenter claiming that the mod’s release had reinforced their choice to eventually acquire Metal: Hellsinger.
Metal: Hellsinger’s distinctive combination of music and mayhem manages to separate it apart from the pack even as the rhythm game genre continues to have an unexpected revival. And with the chance to actually walk inside the game’s heavy metal take on Hell now only a download away, it may be the ideal moment for gamers to rediscover the devilishly imaginative shooter.
