{"id":4025,"date":"2019-08-20T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.survios.co\/studio\/?p=4025"},"modified":"2021-04-20T15:44:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:44:56","slug":"westworld-awakening-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survios.com\/studio\/westworld-awakening-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Westworld: Awakening Arrives on Steam, Oculus &#038; in VR Arcades Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Surviving is just another loop\u2014or is it? Today, Survios is proud to launch a project almost two years in the making: <em>Westworld: Awakening<\/em>, an official <em>Westworld <\/em>experience created exclusively for VR. <em>Westworld: Awakening <\/em>can be played right now in VR arcades, and is also available for $29.99 on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1133320\/Westworld_Awakening\">Steam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viveport.com\/apps\/a093ee60-4a1e-442f-a4c9-3c301cbd5fb9\/Westworld_Awakening\/\">Viveport<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/rift\/2389701057764977\/\">Oculus Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Westworld Awakening | Official VR Trailer | HBO\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ItRY962U2d0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Working in close partnership with HBO and Kilter Films\u2019 <em>Westworld <\/em>team, Survios\u2019s development team threw themselves into the same process that goes into each <em>Westworld <\/em>episode: a painstakingly detail-oriented writers\u2019 room focused on story, character arcs, and evocative performances. Combined with cutting-edge motion-capture technology, interactive reproductions of familiar in-show environments (and never-before-seen areas within the Mesa), and transportive voice work, <em>Westworld: Awakening <\/em>is one of the most immersive, story-driven experiences in VR.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set during the events of <em>Westworld <\/em>Season 2, <em>Westworld: Awakening<\/em> is a narrative-driven single-player stealth exploration game where you become Kate, an unassuming host who suddenly attains the late Dr. Ford\u2019s \u201cgift\u201d of self-awareness. Staring down a dangerous underworld where nothing is what it seems, Kate undergoes a journey of both survival and self-discovery where she must take matters into her own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate Delos\u2019 labyrinthine laboratories and offices, encounter iconic <em>Westworld <\/em>scenes and settings, solve interactive puzzles, and interact with (and, if necessary, manipulate) other hosts, but don\u2019t get too complacent. Hank, a relentless serial killer host whose loop is hell-bent on murder, is in constant pursuit of his next target: you. And there are security personnel ready to retire any host they see with a single shot. To escape, plunge into the Mesa\u2019s depths and unearth the secrets of this mechanical world created to enslave and destroy you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Westworld: Awakening <\/em>is a powerful interactive VR experience that\u2019s much more than a game: it\u2019s a rumination on identity, memory, history, agency, and power\u2014and what it means to reclaim them for yourself. Do you dare discover the answers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Descend into <em>Westworld: Awakening <\/em>today at your local VR arcade and on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1133320\/Westworld_Awakening\">Steam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viveport.com\/apps\/a093ee60-4a1e-442f-a4c9-3c301cbd5fb9\/Westworld_Awakening\/\">Viveport<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/rift\/2389701057764977\/\">Oculus Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surviving is just another loop\u2014or is it? 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