Three games designed for visionOS spatial experiences through the new Vision Pro headset will soon join a dozen existing such titles, plus another 250 compatible games already in Apple Arcade, Apple said Thursday.
The company highlighted all the fun Vision Pro users can have, including descriptions of the upcoming versions of Alto’s Odyssey, Gibbon and Spire Blast for Vision Pro.
3 new spatial games will soon join the Vision Pro lineup
The Vision Pro spatial computing headset started shipping February 2, leading to largely positive but somewhat mixed reviews. At launch, it included games among its 600 compatible apps (now already topping 1,000), with more games on the way (for those who aren’t returning their headsets), Apple said.
“This is just the beginning of a new era in gaming, with players being fully immersed in stunning game worlds and interacting with games in their physical environment in amazing new ways,” said Alex Rofman, Apple’s senior director of Apple Arcade.
“We’re leading the way in offering players unique spatial games on Apple Arcade that are only possible on Apple Vision Pro, and we’re excited to bring even more magical spatial gaming experiences to our customers soon,” he added.
visionOS and Vision Pro for gameplay
The iPhone giant reiterated how special gameplay can be via visionOS and Vision Pro, like Super Fruit Ninja in the video above.
“Spatial games built specifically for Arcade on Apple Vision Pro unlock amazing new gameplay opportunities by blending digital content with the physical world. visionOS delivers powerful spatial experiences with a brand-new three-dimensional user interface and input system controlled entirely by a user’s eyes, hands, and voice,” the company said.
Apple gave examples of slicing apples with your hands as your living room turns into a dojo in Super Fruit Ninja, teeing up a shot and ranging over a golf course in What The Golf? and immersing yourself in mesmerizing audiovisuals in Synth Riders. You can Synth Riders in the animation below.
“We’ve rebuilt our beloved rhythm game Synth Riders for Apple Vision Pro from the ground up to deliver an even more immersive experience,” said Arturo Perez, Kluge Interactive’s CEO. “For the first time, players will interact with the notes and rails with unique hand tracking and interactive effects that let them feel the music in a whole new way as they lose themselves in the ‘flow state’ of a perfect combination of movement, visuals, and music.”
Look for these new gaming experiences
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Apple’s press materials described the three new Vision Pro games this way:
Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City by Land & Sea/Snowman — Join Alto and his friends on an endless sandboarding journey to find The Lost City and unearth the secrets hidden within as Alto’s mysterious world intersects with the player’s room.
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees by Broken Rules — Embark on a beautiful, heartfelt adventure where a family of gibbons finds themselves lost in a dangerous world beyond their understanding. Players will experience free-flowing dynamic movement based on the way real gibbons swing through the trees.
Spire Blast by Orbital Knight — Mysterious towers of all shapes and sizes have risen all over the kingdom and are appearing in the player’s room. With an ever-hungry dragon companion, players will walk around the towers to line up their best shots and use their wits and skills to collapse them and emerge victorious.
Read more about new Vision Pro game titles and spatial experiences, and see some short animations at Apple.com.
