DESCRIPTION

VELOCIBLASTER is a multiplayer VR sci-fi shooter (PvP FPS) where you BLAST away your enemies as a sentient velociraptor wielding high-tech blaster cannons. Fly with rocket thrusters, master vertical combat, and outmaneuver your raptor rivals to claim victory!

In this alternate reality, Velociraptors are the dominant, sentient species. The catastrophic asteroid never struck Earth, allowing these cunning dinosaurs to evolve and develop advanced technology. Eventually, they took to the skies to battle it out in high-stakes aerial combat!

HISTORY & ROADMAP

In October 2023, Matt Foreman (a VR game developer and multiplayer engineer) created a side project with a working title of "Velocity Blaster" to explore the possibility of a VR game that combined a unique VR flight locomotion with projectile-based sci-fi weaponry. After discovering the movement and shooting mechanics were extremely fun and intuitive, multiplayer networking was added and the project was given a velociraptor dinosaur theme. Thus, VELOCIBLASTER was born! 💥🦖

Matt continued to work on VELOCIBLASTER as a side project up until November of 2024, when VELOCIBLASTER was chosen by Meta for their Oculus Publishing Ignition program. With Meta's backing, VELOCIBLASTER became a full-time project and its development was propelled forward. VELOCIBLASTER reached MVP status (minimum viable product) in March 2025 with a functional multiplayer Deathmatch (a.k.a. Free-for-all) game loop.

Looking toward the future, an open alpha is planned for Q2 2025 via the VELOCIBLASTER Discord Server. During the open alpha, the community will be able to play the game while additional features (such as levels and cosmetics) are added. After the open alpha, an early access launch is planned for Q4 2025.

FEATURES

• Sentient velociraptor dinosaurs equipped with dual high-tech blaster cannons 🦖
• Action-packed PvP FPS gameplay (up to 16 players) with dedicated servers
• Unique flight locomotion with vertical gameplay—players use rocket thrusters built into their blaster cannons to soar through the air and outmaneuver raptor rivals
• Deathmatch (free-for-all) game mode, with more game modes planned for the future
• High-quality proximity voice chat with environment voice effects
• An advanced projectile-based weapon system featuring:
  • Plasma Cannon - The "standard issue" weapon that shoots balls of plasma energy
  • Pulse Blaster - Fully-automatic weapon that shoots rapid fire energy bolts
  • Ice Blaster - Close range weapon that shoots ice shards in a shotgun-style pattern
  • ElectroBolt - Lightning bolt electricity weapon with slower fire rate but high accuracy and damage
  • More weapon types planned—community suggestions are welcome in the Discord