The Gallery (video game)

The Gallery (formerly The Gallery: Six Elements) is an episodic virtual reality video game developed and published by Cloudhead Games for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with Oculus Touch. The game uses the Unity game engine, and was inspired by 80s fantasy adventures like The Goonies and The Dark Crystal.[1]

The Gallery (video game)
Logo for Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Developer(s)Cloudhead Games
Publisher(s)Cloudhead Games
Composer(s)Jeremy Soule
EngineUnity 5
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
Release
Genre(s)Adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

The game had a successful Kickstarter campaign and raised about $85,000.[2] In August 2015, the game dropped the "Six Elements" subtitle in favor of subtitles for each episode.[3] At least three episodes are planned.[4]

Ports to the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR are currently in development.[5]

Call of the Starseed

An early iteration of Call of the Starseed (then "The Six Elements") was shown alongside the public reveal of SteamVR at GDC 2015.[6] After launching alongside the HTC Vive in April 2016, Call of the Starseed was bundled with the headset from August 2016 until April 2017.[7] Call of the Starseed was again shown at the reveal of the SteamVR "Knuckles" controllers at Steam Dev Days 2016.[8]

Heart of the Emberstone

The second episode, Heart of the Emberstone, released on October 18, 2017 for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with Oculus Touch. The release came after multiple delays.[9][10] A PSVR port is also announced as planned.[11]

Release and reception
Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Call of the Starseed 79/100[12]
Heart of the Emberstone 86/100[13]

Call of the Starseed received critical acclaim, with TIME including it in its "best 5 HTC Vive launch games." As of December 2016, the game remains the third highest rated HTC Vive game across VR game reviewers.[14]

Heart of the Emberstone also received player and critical acclaim, with VR news outlet Road to VR calling it "longer, stronger, and more immersive" than the first episode.[15]

References
  1. "The Gallery – EP1: Call Of The Starseed review – virtual reality adventure". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  2. "The Gallery: Six Elements by CloudHead Games — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. "New Name, Same Game, Blink & Pax". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  4. "Heart of the Emberstone FAQ: Have a Question? Start Here!". Steam. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  5. "The Gallery and More Confirmed for Oculus Touch in New Look". vrfocus.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  6. "The Gallery to be Demo'd on Steam VR at GDC "You will not believe this tech"". roadtovr.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  7. "Introducing the New Vive Content Bundle!". HTC Vive. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  8. "Valve Reveals New Steam VR Controller Prototypes At Steam Dev Days". uploadvr.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  9. "'Official Release Date Announced For The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart Of The Emberstone". vrfocus.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  10. "Cloudhead Games Delays 'Heart Of The Emberstone' To September". Toms Hardware. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  11. "'The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone' Coming to PSVR, Ep. 1 Under Consideration". roadtovr.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  12. "The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  13. "The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  14. "HTC VIVE - TOP GAMES". vrgamecritic. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  15. "'The Gallery – Ep. 2 : Heart of the Emberstone' Review". roadtovr.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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