Garage Drummer VR

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Garage Drummer VR is a single player simulation game. It was developed by Blazing Tree Studio and was released on June 21, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Garage Drummer VR" is a virtual reality drumming simulation game that brings a full drum kit to players through the HTC Vive. The game features beautiful Unreal 4 graphics, sampled drum sounds, and motion control-based drumming with accurate hit detection. It's a cost-effective way to practice and play the drums in a tranquil garage setting without disturbing the neighbors.

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Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

atmosphere1 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The drum set produces realistic sounds when hitting the various pieces, creating an enjoyable atmosphere.
The environment, especially when the garage door is opened to reveal the beachfront, adds a nice visual touch.
The game offers a fun opportunity to mess around with drumming in VR, making it a decent experience for casual players.

The lack of tactile feedback and accurate hit detection significantly detracts from the drumming experience, making it hard to play effectively.
There are no game features or objectives, which limits the overall engagement and replayability of the title.
The game feels unpolished and lacks essential elements like foot pedals, making it difficult to simulate a real drumming experience.

music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a desire for more engaging musical games in VR beyond Beat Saber, emphasizing the importance of musical dynamics and tutorials to enhance the experience. They appreciate the ability to play along with personal music selections, suggesting that incorporating song play-along features could maintain interest for new drummers.
- “I do hope that the developer focuses on musical dynamics before anything else.”
- “Some tutorials and maybe playing along with songs would help new drummers keep interest in it perhaps.”
- “I can easily put on some music streaming and drum till my arms go out.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game are criticized for being poorly optimized, with significant aliasing issues that render text and visuals unreadable across various settings. While some users appreciate the trippy visuals, many report that the game struggles to perform well even on decent hardware, indicating a lack of updates to improve graphical performance.
- “Why be in a garage when you could be drumming in another dimension with trippy visuals?”
- “Barely works on any graphics settings with a decent card and no updates in a very long time.”
- “Text is terribly aliased, unreadable in any of the graphic options.”
- “Same for graphics selection.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is described as enjoyable and engaging, highlighted by activities like drumming and interacting with a charming cat, which adds to the overall appeal.
- “It has a great atmosphere, and I enjoyed drumming a bit around while petting the super cute kitty.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express a desire for a "light up rhythm" teaching mechanic to assist those struggling with timing and motor coordination, indicating that the current gameplay may be challenging for some users.
- “I hope there's some type of 'light up rhythm' teaching mechanic or something in the future because I am terrible at timing and motor coordination.”