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GangV: Battle Royale

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63%Game Brain Score
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63% User Score Based on 345 reviews

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GangV: Battle Royale is a multiplayer open world shooter game with a violence theme. It was developed by raptor lab and was released on April 16, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

GangV is an online Battle Royale game in a living environnement with policemen and civilians. It is possible to steal cars, mug people in the street and fight with the police during a Battle Royale and in the Open World mode. Players can control territory to earn money and the help of gangsters. It can be played both in Virtual Reality and in non-VR.

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63%
Audience ScoreBased on 345 reviews
gameplay11 positive mentions
graphics13 negative mentions
  • The game offers a large open-world map with diverse vehicles including cars, bikes, helicopters, and planes, providing a fun and immersive driving experience especially in VR.
  • It features a unique blend of battle royale gameplay with GTA-style mechanics such as robbing stores, taking over businesses, and an open-world free roam mode that allows for multiplayer interactions and chaotic fun.
  • The VR controls and gunplay, including shooting while driving, are praised for being engaging and enjoyable, making it a unique experience for VR players seeking a GTA-like sandbox.
  • The game is plagued by numerous bugs, glitches, bad AI, and performance issues including crashes, lag, and poor optimization, which severely impact gameplay enjoyment.
  • It is essentially abandoned by the developers with no significant updates or fixes for years, leading to a dwindling player base and community frustration.
  • Graphics and animations are considered very low quality, with poor LOD, clipping issues, and inconsistent physics, reducing immersion and making the game feel unfinished and unpolished.
  • graphics
    53 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in this game are widely criticized for being basic, glitchy, and low quality, with frequent issues such as poor draw distance, NPC glitches, and low-poly models reminiscent of older consoles. While some note the graphics are acceptable or decent compared to other VR titles, most agree they detract from the overall experience and require significant improvement. Despite graphical shortcomings, the game's large map and immersive elements offer fun potential if technical and visual polish is added.

    • “Gang V is not only a battle royale but a multiplayer game with realistic graphics and a map more extensive than most of us experience in the real world (pre-lockdown).”
    • “The graphics also have a natural feel to them, and I imagine they could be fantastic.”
    • “I can play GTA V with the VR and steering wheel mod at the highest graphics hitting 80 fps.”
    • “I play maxed graphics and no matter from low to very high the draw-in and render distance is absolutely terrible.”
    • “The lod draw distance is terrible, with NPC details changing to worse than PS1 graphics at about 10 feet away.”
    • “As of writing this review, graphics are very basic.”
  • gameplay
    47 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is praised for its intuitive controls, versatile mechanics like driving and flying, and engaging open-world action reminiscent of GTA, offering a fun and fast-paced VR experience. However, it suffers from janky, unpolished mechanics, numerous bugs, repetitive and sometimes clunky gameplay loops, and an underdeveloped game world with limited content. Despite these issues, active developer support and potential for future improvements keep the gameplay promising.

    • “Everything just worked and ran very well – the VR controls were great, motion control tracking and gameplay were smooth.”
    • “Before long, I picked up the gameplay, shooting, running, driving, flying (yes, flying) planes and helicopters across a vast and realistic map.”
    • “Controls are intuitive, controller mappings work as expected right out of the box (Quest 2), and the gameplay's versatility is unbelievable.”
    • “Its buggy, extremely unpolished, the city feels dead and the gameplay loop is just not fun.”
    • “The gameplay is boring and repetitive, the movement is janky and not polished, as well as the gun-play which is clunky and generic.”
    • “As for the gameplay itself, there are a litany of visual bugs, control bugs, camera bugs, physics bugs... quite a mess of things that need tweaking before they become non-game-breaking.”
  • stability
    44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is currently plagued by frequent bugs, glitches, lag, and occasional crashes, impacting gameplay stability and immersion. However, many recognize it as an early access title with notable potential, and developers appear actively working to improve performance and fix issues over time.

    • “Great open world game, runs great”
    • “One of the worst VR games I've played; I had to get a refund because it's so laggy and buggy.”
    • “I waited a while for improvements and it's just a buggy mess.”
    • “Look, for now it's okay; the BR is really buggy—friends see people who are not there, I see people they do not, or get killed by an invisible person. Desync is pretty awful.”
  • story
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game lacks a traditional story or mission system, focusing instead on an open-world, multiplayer experience with battle royale elements. While its creative concept and potential are praised, users consistently highlight the need for missions, save systems, and more structured narrative content to enhance engagement. Many hope future updates or iterations will add these features to realize the game's ambitious vision.

    • “Missions should be introduced in the open world and maybe add houses and apartments you can buy to upgrade and store vehicles; could be a place to meet up with friends to do a mission.”
    • “Because you already have a nice lead in the open-world GTA type of VR mixed with flat gaming, (you already have 'standout') now you must implement a save system. I believe the player needs a safe house and should be able to purchase multiple houses, cars, etc. Add some missions for other gamers to go on together; you could really turn this into an open-world RPG. I've seen another player say add a cell phone for the user for selecting the menu, how about to call fellow players in the same gang to meet up for a bank heist or convoy to siege? How about players owning businesses being able to save progress? This could be the ultimate RPG online, players being police, fire, doctors, FBI. The possibilities are endless. It's other RPG titles out there i.e., GTA RP, but that's flat only. Now imagine flat and VR RPG pulling in all types of gamers. You can play this game first-person, third-person, and VR all on the same server, just a thought.”
    • “I like it, okay it's a little rough around the edges and hopefully the devs will work out the bugs, this game has massive potential to be the next big VR game. Personally, drop the battle royale and focus on missions and online PvP.”
    • “Imagine a very glitchy Grand Theft Auto 3 with massive multiplayer and no missions or story.”
    • “This game has incredible potential and I hope to see where it goes, but it's still pretty buggy and lacking in graphics, content, or any kind of mission system—just open world and battle royale.”
    • “No missions, no physics, progress won't be saved; only score and money do.”
  • optimization
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant optimization issues, especially in VR, with frequent stuttering, low frame rates, and performance drops even on mid to high-end PCs. While some users report acceptable or decent performance on certain setups, many highlight the need for substantial improvements and patches to enhance stability and smoothness. Despite these issues, the game's potential and mechanics are praised, but better optimization is crucial for a more consistent experience.

    • “Performance is acceptable, with solid 60fps (120 in half) and average 80s (meaning I hit 120 at times).”
    • “And surprisingly decent performance on my old 1070.”
    • “VR performance is great currently and there is just something that is so satisfying as you are drifting around in a car one handed while taking shots at another player.”
    • “Very buggy and unoptimized.”
    • “On my PC that has run every other VR game at at least 90fps with very little issues, this game runs at 0.5fps with constant stuttering.”
    • “When you can actually play, it's fairly decent, just pretty fed up with how poorly optimized this game is.”
  • humor
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game largely stems from its buggy physics, exaggerated elements, and absurd moments, such as oversized guns and chaotic car crashes, which often lead to hilarious and memorable experiences. While some find these glitches frustrating, many players enjoy the game as a fun, laugh-inducing romp, especially when playing with friends. Overall, the comedic value comes from the game's unpredictability and goofiness rather than polished design.

    • “Playing VR cop chases leads to some hilarious moments.”
    • “My lungs are going to explode from laughing the hardest I ever have after playing.”
    • “The scaled-up guns made me burst out laughing the first time I saw them.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game offers enjoyable variety and adds to the experience, with some players appreciating it enough to spend extended time in free roam mode just to listen in VR.

    • “The soundtrack has some musical variety and isn't terrible.”
    • “Am I the only one who plays this game only in free roam mode, driving around and just listening to music in VR?”
    • “Music is enjoyable.”
  • monetization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users overwhelmingly criticize the monetization of the game as a cash grab, expressing disappointment in the lack of quality, repetitive gameplay, and abandoned development. Many warn potential buyers to avoid the game, suspecting it was released primarily to profit rather than provide a satisfying experience.

    • “The trailers make you think the game is promising, but after buying it, you realize it's just repetitive and clearly a cash grab.”
    • “Do not buy this game; it's terrible and a disgrace. I was duped, and it feels like a complete cash grab with broken features and terrible graphics.”
    • “It's an ambitious project with potential but seems like an early access hyped cash grab that might be abandoned soon considering the developer's history.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding in the game is somewhat repetitive, primarily involving cash farming in free roam, but it is hindered by bugs such as random car crashes that can affect the experience.

    • “I've only been grinding for cash in free roam and there are a lot of bugs, such as cars crashing randomly.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its infinite replayability, offering endless enjoyment and varied experiences each time it is played.

    • “Infinitely replayable”
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GangV: Battle Royale is a open world shooter game with violence theme.

GangV: Battle Royale is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows, Oculus Rift and others.

On average players spend around 504 hours playing GangV: Battle Royale.

GangV: Battle Royale was released on April 16, 2021.

GangV: Battle Royale was developed by raptor lab.

GangV: Battle Royale has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked GangV: Battle Royale for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

GangV: Battle Royale is a multiplayer game with local co-op support.

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