Synth Riders – Apple Vision Pro Version
It’s official—Synth Riders is releasing alongside Apple Vision Pro! The game will be available to download via Apple Arcade at no additional cost to subscribers on launch day, February 2nd.
Players on Apple Vision Pro will have access to an extensive music library of all 73 songs from the base game, including four free tracks from the recently released Electro Swing Essentials 2 pack.Ç
Re-imagined for hand tracking
We were inspired to re-imagine Synth Riders gameplay, enabling full hand tracking support for the first time. The feeling of catching beats with your own two hands is nothing short of magical!
Stunning visuals
We created a brand-new stage for Apple Vision Pro where the visuals are perfectly synchronized to the beat of every song, creating a mesmerizing retro-futuristic audio-reactive environment.
A spectrum of immersion
You’ll be able to choose between full immersion or watch as your very room becomes a portal to the retro-futuristic world of Synth Riders.
New look and feel
New brand visuals and audio-reactivity effects permeate through the whole game, not just the songs – menu navigation and the holistic user experience reflect the latest and greatest audio-reactivity Synth Riders has to offer.
Much More to Come in 2024!
At Kluge, our commitment to the broader Synth Riders community remains as strong as ever. New music and updates are coming throughout 2024 on PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Meta Quest platforms. In the meantime, we can’t wait for Apple Vision Pro users to get their hands on the game and join us for what’s already shaping up to be an incredible year in Synth Riders history!
Follow @synthridersvr on socials and join our official Facebook or Discord communities for the latest updates!
Description
Kluge Interactive
2024
This re-imagined version for Apple Vision Pro brings it all together while taking advantage of the new device in several unique ways:
- Hand tracking. Experience the classic Synth Riders notes and rails with your hands, with new visual effects that make players feel the music and movement in a whole new way.
- New retro-futuristic environments. Unique, audio-reactive environments with dynamic visuals synchronized to the beat of each song.
- Levels of immersion. Choose between full immersion or watch as your very room becomes a portal to the retro-futuristic world of Synth Riders.
- Brand update. Experience a new look and feel for the Synth Riders brand, with an updated user experience, signaling a new era for the game.
We worked with Unity and Apple to improve the Apple Vision Pro framework for Unity "PolySpatial" and find the best way to adapt the Synth Riders experience to this new platform.
As a developer, I was in charge of the new interface, optimizing the overall performance of the game, benchmark system, creating and adapting the subsystems to connect the application with the Apple platform (plugins) and for the application to work correctly in AVP, the leaderboard system, adapting our backend, among other tasks.