Detached
- August 31, 2016
- Anshar Studios
Let all your space horror stories come true as you find yourself (nearly) alone in the silence of space.
Get on Steam"Detached is a single-player and multiplayer Science Fiction VR game with exceptional graphics and a good soundtrack. Players must navigate an abandoned space station, solve puzzles, and engage in combat to survive. The game offers 360-degree freedom of movement and features a hauntingly beautiful setting inspired by Gravity with a fully orchestrated score."
PC
Virtual Reality
Windows
Oculus Rift
PlayStation
PlayStation VR
Reviews
- The game offers a stunning visual experience, capturing the beauty of space and providing an immersive atmosphere.
- Once players adapt to the controls, the zero-gravity movement can feel rewarding and realistic, enhancing the overall experience.
- The sound design and music contribute significantly to the game's atmosphere, making it a captivating experience for those who enjoy space exploration.
- The control scheme is often described as unintuitive and frustrating, leading to a steep learning curve that can detract from enjoyment.
- Many players experience significant motion sickness, making the game unplayable for those sensitive to VR-induced nausea.
- The game lacks clear guidance and objectives, resulting in disorientation and frustration during gameplay.
- graphics71 mentions
- 66 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their stunning visuals and immersive atmosphere, particularly in VR, with many players noting the excellent use of Unreal Engine 4 to create beautiful environments and realistic physics. Performance is generally solid, with high frame rates reported on capable hardware, although some users experienced issues with controller configurations that detracted from the overall experience. Despite minor criticisms, the graphics are considered a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.
“The graphics and physics are really well done.”
“The graphics in this game are excellent and truly convey the scale of the space environment.”
“Graphics are stunning in comparison to most games I've played and actually feels like a polished experience.”
“Although there is definitely some wonder there, the game's controls, graphics, and most of all, its tasks let it down.”
“Controllers are horrible and the graphic settings are turned to 2x resolution by default, and even if you change it, it doesn't save when you restart the game.”
“About minuses: you should have a 'space' graphic card on your computer, and the story was not long enough for me.”
- story40 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with many players feeling disconnected from the narrative. While some appreciate the intriguing premise and the progression of gameplay, they find the objectives to be repetitive and frustrating, often leading to confusion and backtracking. Overall, the story fails to engage players fully, leaving them wanting a more substantial and immersive experience.
“The storyline is very good.”
“The gameplay so far and story is progressing nicely with interesting puzzles to solve.”
“Music by Mikolaj Stroinski works harmonically with the space and story of this game.”
“There's almost no story.”
“The game is frustrating and there is barely a story.”
“Also, story-wise, you don't feel connected to the story at all.”
- gameplay31 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing the control schemes and core gameplay loop as frustrating and repetitive, leading to a lack of engagement. While some found the visuals and atmosphere impressive, others noted that the execution, particularly in VR, was harsh and detracted from the overall experience. Overall, the gameplay is seen as a blend of potential enjoyment overshadowed by significant control and design issues.
“This was an awe-inspiring game in VR for myself; I loved the soundtrack, the gameplay, and the visuals. It was a game where I just kept saying 'wow' to myself.”
“The gameplay is fun and the atmosphere and music are amazing.”
“With the very short gameplay I did play, I found the game beautiful and the method of moving around slightly confusing, primarily roll, but after some confusion in the tutorial, I got it.”
“All control schemes are horrendous, which is unacceptable for a game with a gameplay loop of 'move A to B, repeat'.”
“However, the controls and core gameplay loop kept me from wanting to continue playing this game.”
“Gameplay is dull.”
- music18 mentions
- 78 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its quality and how well it complements the visuals and gameplay, creating an awe-inspiring atmosphere, especially in VR. While many players find the soundtrack to be harmonious and fitting, some noted that it can become repetitive if gameplay slows down. Overall, the soundtrack by Mikolaj Stroinski enhances the game's immersive experience.
“Game is beautiful, challenging, and has a great musical soundtrack.”
“Looks stunning in VR, the soundtrack is awesome.”
“Music by Mikolaj Stroinski works harmonically with the space and story of this game.”
- atmosphere12 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is consistently praised for its stunning graphics and immersive sound design, creating a captivating environment that enhances the overall experience. Reviewers highlight the natural controls and the effective atmospheric score, which together contribute to a beautifully crafted and engaging gameplay experience. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a strong point, reflecting the developers' commitment to creating a rich and enjoyable setting.
“The graphics are great, the atmosphere is pretty well achieved, and the controls feel natural.”
“The atmospheric score adds a huge depth to this game.”
“This is a shame as it's a beautifully crafted game with stunning scenery and atmosphere.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Overall, the optimization of the VR title is praised for delivering great performance and visuals, even on minimal spec rigs. However, there are concerns regarding Steam's communication about the lack of optimization for certain hardware, particularly the Index.
“It runs smoothly and looks absolutely awesome.”
“Great performance on minimal spec VR rig, great visuals.”
“Steam needs to do a better job of helping set expectations around these VR titles that are not optimized for Index.”
- stability4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The stability of the game has been negatively impacted by the recent index update, leading to significant issues such as controller misalignment and increased lag in the main menu, which users describe as worse than heavily overloaded environments in other VR applications. Despite these problems, some users note that the gameplay itself remains free of glitches.
“A mix between being simulator-worthy and arcade-fest nonsense, but with no glitches.”
“But once the index update came out, my controllers are now floating several feet in front of me. The main menu is impressively even more buggy and laggy than before (I'm talking worse frame drop and lag than an overloaded VRChat world).”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is described as overwhelmingly intense, with players reporting feelings of queasiness and sickness, indicating that the game's content or atmosphere can evoke strong physical reactions.
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, annoying, and frustrating, leading many to abandon attempts after repeated failures. Overall, it is perceived as a boring experience that detracts from enjoyment.
“It's tedious, annoying, frustrating, and boring. After three fails, I am not going to attempt this again.”
Critic Reviews
Detached PC Game Review (HTC Vive)
Let all your space horror stories come true as you find yourself (nearly) alone in the silence of space.
76%Detached Review
Detached is a tricky experience to make an individual conclusion on and the verdict given might not reflect what a lot of people may feel when they experience it themselves. As with so many VR titles, and as referenced above, the physical experience of the title reflects a lot of what shapes the opinion. Some people are better versed to cope with the demands that the movement and physics place on them. It is also fair to give props to Anshar Studios for taking a risk like this and not compromising on their vision. For some, that will give them a lot of goodwill. However, even accepting this debate, it still stands true that the experience of Detached is only ever compelling in a few all-too-fleeting moments, and the full potential is yet to be unlocked.
50%Detached Review
While most of the VR titles that are slim on content feel like incomplete titles, Detached manages to subvert this expectation, delivering a fun filled zero-gravity romp through its limited runtime. If a community for the title manifests, a really interesting and unique multiplayer mode is part of the equation as well. Some truly stunning setpieces and the opportunity to float through space to a haunting cosmic score make for a grand ol’ time. The game’s steep price to content ratio might scare off some, but that’s not exactly a new thing in the VR realm, and ultimately the price of entry still feels worth it.
70%
