Powerboat VR
Jimmy Arcade Limited · 2020 · Exploration, Driving, Naval, Transportation, Management
PC
Positive83% · 18
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About Powerboat VR
Please note that this is an EARLY ACCESS game and, while there is plenty to do, it is not yet complete, bug free or fully optimised.
Take the helm of a variety of different boats/ships from small spor/power boats all the way up to oil tankers, cargo vessels and prestigious motor yachts in this realistic ship simulator.
No VR? No problem! The game is fully playable on a standard monitor. However, it is certainly best experienced in VR - sick bucket not included!
Accurate water and buoyancy physics mean each vessel reacts uniquely and realistically to the variable weather and sea conditions while RADAR, SatNav and buoys (based on real world IALA A buoyage system together with AtoN/NavAid lighting systems) provide a realistic navigation experience, especially in poor weather or pitch black night time sailing.
"CAREER MODE" need some purpose when piloting your ship? This mode creates random cargo and passenger transport missions between the islands adding a "light" career mode to the game. Earn money and work your way up from a small sport boat to the larger vessels.
"FREE PLAY MODE" allows you to drive any of the available vessels instantly and is perfect for those who simply want to sail around the map enjoying the scenery or for those who want to brush up their real world powerboating skills.
"VOICE COMMANDS" latest update adds speech recognition to the game allowing you to control your ship from the comfort of your captain's chair.
This game is continually updated on a regular basis with new boats, islands and other features. Please view the forum for Dev Notes & Previous Update History.
Plus I'm very active on the Steam Forums so if you have suggestions, comments, problems or just want to pop in for a chat then please do so! :o)
Take the helm of a variety of different boats/ships from small spor/power boats all the way up to oil tankers, cargo vessels and prestigious motor yachts in this realistic ship simulator.
No VR? No problem! The game is fully playable on a standard monitor. However, it is certainly best experienced in VR - sick bucket not included!
Accurate water and buoyancy physics mean each vessel reacts uniquely and realistically to the variable weather and sea conditions while RADAR, SatNav and buoys (based on real world IALA A buoyage system together with AtoN/NavAid lighting systems) provide a realistic navigation experience, especially in poor weather or pitch black night time sailing.
"CAREER MODE" need some purpose when piloting your ship? This mode creates random cargo and passenger transport missions between the islands adding a "light" career mode to the game. Earn money and work your way up from a small sport boat to the larger vessels.
"FREE PLAY MODE" allows you to drive any of the available vessels instantly and is perfect for those who simply want to sail around the map enjoying the scenery or for those who want to brush up their real world powerboating skills.
"VOICE COMMANDS" latest update adds speech recognition to the game allowing you to control your ship from the comfort of your captain's chair.
This game is continually updated on a regular basis with new boats, islands and other features. Please view the forum for Dev Notes & Previous Update History.
KEY POINTS
- Full VR Support including virtual controls and the ability to explore your vessel.
- Full Non-VR Support including 32:9 ultrawide monitor support and Steam DECK.
- Full controller support for both VR and Non-VR modes - play with a gamepad, mouse & keyboard, steering wheel, pedals, throttle quadrant or any combination!
- Built in voice recognition system so you can control your ship from the comfort of your captain's chair!
- Custom built buoyancy, drag and water interaction systems ensure an accurate simulation of small boats, big ships and anything in-between.
- 11 different boats available including R.I.Bs, sport boats, offshore powerboats, fishing boats, tankers, ferries and luxury motor yachts - many more to come.
- Dynamic 3D ocean wave system with varying sea conditions based on real world scales from flat calm all the way up to "Phenomenal" (14+m high waves)
- Varied aquatic life to spot including Sharks & Rays as well as many others.
- Full day/night cycle with dynamic cloud system including proper pitch black night time sailing where you'll need to navigate using RADAR, GPS and even buoy lights.
- Large map to explore with 5 islands & 9 ports based on real world locations (300km2 total explorable area - and growing!)
- Realistic RADAR & GPS systems
- Realistic buoys based on real world "IALA A" buoyage system together with AtoN/NavAid lighting systems
- Unique scalable world allows you to increase the distance between islands for longer journeys and enjoy higher rewards from missions.
- Configurable A.I. traffic system allows up to 100 other vessels to be present in game
- Ship navigation lights
- A.I. shipping traffic
- Community driven project - suggest something and I'll try to make it happen!
Plus I'm very active on the Steam Forums so if you have suggestions, comments, problems or just want to pop in for a chat then please do so! :o)
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I think this is Great Game: - good graphics, - V.R work great, - Nice environment, - Free Roam - Career mod - good physics The developer are really listen to users and responsive to there request I think its the best boat simulator for V.R that i see.4 found this helpful
was fun when i could steer on my g2 its sad because i love boats but cant drive em in the winter pls fix g2 steering issue EDIT REPLYING TO JIMMYS COMMENT: I am saying when i try to steer with my vr controllers it doesnt do anything1 found this helpful
Was seeking a new VR experience so I opted to give this a shot. It's pretty good for what it offers especially how well it runs on my NVIDIA RTX 2070. There aren't that many VR games that put you on the water and allow you to explore a vast ocean environment in this fashion. It's pretty fun once you make adjustments & get your external controller working properly. I'm sure it would be more fun with a steering wheel but I was ok playing with my XBOX ONE S controller. For whatever reason, playing with WMR motion controllers was difficult. I couldn't grab & maintain control of the steering wheel with my left hand WMR motion controller. I thought I would be able to steer with my left and control the speed with my right but wasn't able to. There were a few other issues like not being able to button map a boat reset option to external controllers via the menu, requiring the WMR motion controller to navigate the menu even when an external controller is connected, no clear active GPS travel indicator to help navigation between destinations. If you can overlook these cumbersome issues you may enjoy yourself. The game has great potential & would benefit from some additional features like av…
If you enjoy motor boating, this gives a reasonably similar experience/sensation. Works with WMR HP Reverb out of the box. It's great when you get a some calm weather and smooth seas and the sun is going down and then having to face rougher seas at night trying to come into a harbour. There is a game mode (business/logistics) but I just enjoy free play/roaming. There are a few VR related settings to tweak to give a better user experience but otherwise is pretty easy to dive in and enjoy.
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I can’t say enough, I love this boat sim/game. The waves are intimidating when you’re on a small boat. The realism is great and on my rig now with i9 and rtx2070 to it runs great. I do have some crashes but it’s expected in early access. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to practice power boating or just to be on the water in those winter months. Keep up the great work!
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