{"id":1234288,"date":"2025-02-19T05:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234288"},"modified":"2025-02-19T05:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:12:05","slug":"gorilla-tag-sequel-orion-drift-launches-in-early-access-next-week-on-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234288","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gorilla Tag\u2019 Sequel \u2018Orion Drift\u2019 Launches in Early Access Next Week on Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-640x360-1.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; clear: both; max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-640x360-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-125x70.jpg 125w, https:\/\/roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-681x383.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/orion-drift-screen-341x220-1.jpg\" width=\"341\" height=\"220\" title=\"Image courtesy Another Axiom\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Another Axiom announced that <em>Orion Drift<\/em>, its follow-up to hit VR game <em>Gorilla Tag<\/em>, is set to launch in early access next week, coming to Quest 2 and above.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-122142\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Orion Drift<\/em> has been in closed early access since late last year, letting up to 200 players take on an activity-packed social VR space while blasting around and playing various mini-games with its\u00a0<em>Gorilla Tag-<\/em>style\u00a0immersive movement mechanic.<\/p>\n<p>The star of the show\u00a0is undoubtedly \u2018Drift Ball\u2019<em>,\u00a0<\/em>which feels a bit like a low-gravity version of handball, albiet played in a massive multi-level arena chock-full of energy boosts and action inspired by now-defunct sports game\u00a0<em>Echo VR.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0KHG86FmQ7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Orion Drift: The Greatest Driftball Match in IAA History\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Beyond Drift Ball,\u00a0<em>Orion Drift<\/em>\u2018s massive space station also features various districts, including a parkour district for some <em>Gorilla Tag-<\/em>style climbing, a number of practice arenas to hone your Drift Ball skills, mini-games inspired by golf and basketball, and\u00a0lounges to watch ongoing matches across multiple arenas.<\/p>\n<p>And best of all: like its breakout hit <em>Gorilla Tag,\u00a0Orion Drift<\/em> is free, or rather, it <em>will<\/em> be free to all owners of Quest 2 and above when open early access comes on February 25th.<\/p>\n<p>You can already grab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/en-gb\/experiences\/orion-drift\/7181769438517329\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Orion Drift<\/em>\u00a0on the Horizon Store<\/a>, although servers will remain in closed beta until February 23rd. Before opening its doors to everyone, <em>Orion Drift<\/em>\u00a0will also be hosting an invitational tournament, taking place on February 24th.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest question on our minds is whether <em>Orion Drift\u00a0<\/em>will be able to live up to the hype of <em>Gorilla Tag,<\/em> which managed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtovr.com\/how-gorilla-tag-became-a-100-million-vr-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generate over $100 million in revenue<\/a>. Another interesting stat: 1 in 3 Quest owners have downloaded <em>Gorilla Tag,\u00a0<\/em>making it far and away the most successful to date on standalone VR headsets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQR1YFQeTEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Orion Drift: Open Early Access Announcement\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtovr.com\/gorilla-tag-sequel-early-access-launch-quest-3\/\">\u2018Gorilla Tag\u2019 Sequel \u2018Orion Drift\u2019 Launches in Early Access Next Week on Quest<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtovr.com\/\">Road to VR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Axiom announced that Orion Drift, its follow-up to hit VR game Gorilla Tag, is set to launch in early access next week, coming to Quest 2 and above. 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