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Raw Data

Raw Data is a competent and well made VR FPS that suffers from a gameplay loop that drags on longer than it really should.
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76%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
76% User Score Based on 2,041 reviews
Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

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About Raw Data

Raw Data is a single player and multiplayer arcade hack and slash game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Survios and was released on October 5, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Raw Data is a made-for-VR multiplayer first-person combat game. It features whole-body gameplay with an in-game avatars, interactive weapons, dynamic defenses, badass upgrades and swaths of challenging enemies. As the newest initiate to Rikugun's elite ranks, your hacking skills are among the best. Standing between you and a geobyte of Eden Corp's valuable raw data: waves of single-minded battle a…

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76%Audience ScoreBased on 2,041 reviews
story112 positive mentions
optimization28 negative mentions

  • Immersive and polished VR combat mechanics make players feel like action heroes with intuitive weapon handling and physical interaction.
  • Variety of uniquely playable characters with distinct weapons and abilities adds replay value and strategy to the game.
  • Engaging sci-fi atmosphere, detailed futuristic levels, and cooperative multiplayer enhance excitement and immersion.
  • Lack of support and poor controls for some VR hardware, especially Valve Index controllers, limit accessibility and smooth play.
  • Gameplay is repetitive as it mainly consists of wave-based survival in similar arenas with limited mission variety and short campaign length.
  • The game suffers from numerous bugs, crashes, and technical issues that affect multiplayer experience and overall stability.
  • story

    462 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    24% positive mentions, 71% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The story in this VR wave shooter offers a decent, though often generic, cyberpunk narrative with solid voice acting and immersive world-building that adds depth beyond typical wave-based combat. While some find the plot engaging and well-presented with humor and twists, others critique it as clichéd, tone-deaf, or superficial, with pacing and story delivery sometimes hindered by repetitive missions and technical issues. Overall, the story provides enough backdrop to enhance immersion but is secondary to the gameplay, appealing more to players who appreciate setting and voice work rather than deep storytelling.

    • “Switching between characters significantly changes the pacing and strategy of missions, making repeated playthroughs feel fresh instead of repetitive.”
    • “What begins seeming like a cliché "end of the world" scenario slowly develops through comedy into being something that is shorter but rivals Evangelion in twists.”
    • “Probably one of the best story-driven VR combat games I've played.”
    • “The story is outright tone deaf. I cannot take this game's story seriously, and I cannot enjoy the game when they ruin it with such a tone deaf story like this.”
    • “Story is not written very well and I found myself very frustrated with their 'tutorial' that could have easily been consolidated into their main story.”
    • “- The story is extremely generic, and they went for a Glados-type robot making snarky comments all except it's just really annoying and he won't shut up.”
  • gameplay

    425 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a polished, immersive VR wave shooter experience with fluid combat mechanics, character variety, and satisfying shooting and melee options, though it is largely built around repetitive wave-based defense gameplay that may become monotonous over time. While movement, interaction, and weapon handling are generally praised for their intuitiveness and intensity, some players find the gameplay lacking depth, variety, and innovation compared to other VR shooters, with occasional issues in controls or performance impacting enjoyment. Overall, the gameplay is engaging and fun for short bursts or multiplayer but can wear thin without additional content or gameplay diversity.

    • “Rather than feeling like a short experimental demo or limited tech showcase, the game delivers a complete sci-fi shooter experience built entirely around physical interaction, fast reflexes, and immersive combat mechanics.”
    • “Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp.”
    • “The gameplay is epic, with several different weapons to choose from, for use in immersive and strategic missions, and even the option to play both single-player, multiplayer, and co-op.”
    • “Beneath the polished VR mechanics, the gameplay structure is still heavily built around wave-based combat arenas.”
    • “It's just a 'defeat x enemy waves' shooter with zero variety in gameplay structure.”
    • “Overall: the combat is easy and boring, the gameplay makes everything feel cheaply made, and the $40 price isn't worth it.”
  • graphics

    333 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their polished, detailed, and immersive cyberpunk aesthetics, featuring vibrant neon lighting, sleek industrial environments, and smooth VR interactions. While performance and optimization can be demanding, with some users experiencing frame drops or visual issues on lower-end hardware, high-end systems deliver stunning visuals often regarded as among the best in VR. Some critiques note occasional graphical bugs, inconsistent quality on certain maps, and antialiasing shortcomings, but overall, the game's visuals significantly enhance its immersive and intense gameplay experience.

    • “The world is filled with neon lighting, robotic enemies, holographic technology, and sleek industrial environments that feel highly immersive when experienced inside VR.”
    • “The futuristic environments are detailed and colorful, with strong lighting effects and polished sci-fi aesthetics that help create a convincing cyberpunk atmosphere.”
    • “The graphics are very well done and the storyline is decent so far.”
    • “Performance-wise it was alright although graphics quality on some maps was very bad; no clue what the reason was, but it looked like the devs felt lazy in the end.”
    • “The visuals are trash, even for VR, and it is kind of a waste of money.”
    • “Too many bugs, glitches, graphical issues (judders, god awful resolution, etc.); this is a promising title, but needs a lot of work first.”
  • optimization

    122 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    11% positive mentions, 66% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    Optimization for this game is highly inconsistent, with some users reporting smooth performance even on mid-range rigs, while many face persistent stuttering, frame drops, and poor VR controller support despite meeting or exceeding recommended specs. The developers have made ongoing improvements and patches that have alleviated performance issues for some, but the game remains hardware-intensive and not fully optimized, especially for certain GPUs and VR setups. Players are advised to expect occasional bugs and performance hiccups, with hopes for further optimization in future updates.

    • “Enemy designs, weapon effects, and environmental presentation all contribute to making the world feel immersive without sacrificing performance during intense action sequences.”
    • “Performance is optimized, even on less powerful rigs.”
    • “The developers have gradually improved the performance of the game to a point that it is passable, but still not where it "should" be.”
    • “This game has constant stuttering no matter what settings you change, making it unplayable, and there have been no updates or announcements to fix this issue, so now I have an AAA VR game in my Steam library that I cannot play anymore.”
    • “Can't recommend, the game is very poorly optimized; it only runs on a GTX 980 at the lowest settings and then it's rendered so low that it's a blurry, pixelated mess.”
    • “I bought the game when it was first released and refunded it quickly after that first awful experience; the patch released before the free weekend made the performance worse.”
  • stability

    90 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 90% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent and severe stability issues, including crashes, numerous bugs, glitches, and problematic multiplayer performance, making cooperative play frustrating and sometimes unplayable. While some users acknowledge the developers' responsiveness and improvements over time, the overall experience remains marred by persistent technical problems that hinder enjoyment. Stability is a significant concern, especially in co-op modes, with ongoing need for fixes before it can be recommended confidently.

    • “With this setup it runs great.”
    • “But most importantly, it's not buggy and the support for the game is uncanny.”
    • “For a title in early access, it's very well fleshed out with content and bug free.”
    • “It's so buggy and awful that I couldn't even finish the tutorial!”
    • “There were some game-breaking glitches on the last level where weapons didn't spawn, and after fighting every single wave, the game glitched and the final scene never happened, forcing a reload.”
    • “The last few levels are especially buggy in co-op with frequent softlocks, desynchronization, and visual bugs.”
  • replayability

    56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The game offers strong replayability driven by its variety of playable characters with unique skills and weapons, multiple difficulty settings, and enjoyable cooperative multiplayer. While some note that replay value may diminish after completing all missions or due to repetitive levels, the overall abundance of content, character progression, and potential for future updates sustain long-term engagement. Players appreciate the dynamic gameplay and multiple playstyles that encourage repeated playthroughs.

    • “The multiplayer mode adds substantial replay value because missions become more dynamic and unpredictable when experienced with another player.”
    • “Feels like a big game with replay value, coop, hidden collectibles, different characters (each character represents a weapon and skills with this weapon: pistol, shotgun, bow and flashsaber - cyber katana) and so on.”
    • “I've had a really good time so far with Raw Data, and while the campaign only gives you 2-4 hours there's plenty of replayability with the 4 classes and hard/nightmare difficulty settings, global/friend leaderboards, not to mention co-op.”
    • “Replayability is low; once you beat it, you're probably not coming back to it.”
    • “The replay value is diminishing without level updates.”
    • “The levels as of right now feel very similar, which really hurts the replayability due to the lack of polish.”
  • atmosphere

    35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions

    The game delivers a strong, immersive sci-fi and cyberpunk atmosphere, enhanced by detailed futuristic environments, polished visuals, dynamic lighting, and atmospheric sound design. While some find the story and voice acting less engaging, the overall mood—bolstered by effects like rain and lighting—effectively builds tension and complements fast-paced, action-heavy gameplay. Despite minor criticisms, the atmosphere is widely praised as one of the game’s standout features.

    • “The futuristic environments are detailed and colorful, with strong lighting effects and polished sci-fi aesthetics that help create a convincing cyberpunk atmosphere.”
    • “Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp.”
    • “The rain effects, especially as the rain passes under a light, the water gliding over surfaces, the particles, the lighting including that from the lightning, all just create such a beautiful and atmospheric game.”
    • “_No atmosphere.”
    • “This game 6.5/10 - the map design sucks but the atmosphere is very pretty, really couldn't get into the story that much.”
    • “Definitely the best looking game so far, with polished animations, the atmosphere is still not 100% worked out it seems to me, but no reason to vote it down because of this one annoyance.”
  • humor

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    96% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its clever dialogue, especially the banter involving the AI characters like Simon, evoking comparisons to Valve's Portal. Multiplayer interactions often lead to hilarious moments and lighthearted fun among players, enhanced by well-executed voice acting and character animations. While some find certain characters unfunny or the pacing affected by talking scenes, overall the humor effectively lightens intense gameplay and contributes to a memorable, enjoyable experience.

    • “The dialogues between Simon and ang3l are hilarious.”
    • “The voice acting of the little terminal named Simon that follows you into every mission is also on point and the humor reminds me of a Valve game, think Wheatley from Portal.”
    • “Every time I play online, we end up laughing and doing silly stuff more than just killing.”
    • “The character is genuinely unfunny, and there are so many talking scenes between levels—it's a huge waste of time.”
  • music

    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    56% positive mentions, 32% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The game's music and sound effects are widely praised for creating an immersive, energetic atmosphere that complements its cybernetic dystopian theme and fast-paced action. The soundtrack, often described as cinematic and atmospheric, enhances major encounters without being distracting, though some note limited track variety. Overall, the audio design—including weapon sounds and robotic noises—effectively contributes to the game's intense and engaging experience.

    • “Weapons sound powerful, robotic enemies create constant audio pressure, and the soundtrack adds energy during major encounters without becoming distracting.”
    • “The music is fantastic and fits the cybernetic dystopian theme of fast-paced action well.”
    • “It's story-driven with beautiful visuals and an excellent soundtrack which makes it feel utterly cinematic.”
    • “Tutorial is a cacophony of noise, a mix of gunfire, an annoying character explaining the ill-conceived rules of the game, music, and robot sounds.”
    • “Soundtrack is simple yet riveting at the same time, although there is only one track that plays over and over.”
    • “The graphics are decent, the story is good enough (though standard sci-fi fare), the weapons are decent, sound/music fine.”
  • emotional

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Emotional responses to the game vary widely, with some players feeling strong immersion and excitement, especially when successfully engaging in combat, while others experience frustration and disorientation due to awkward mechanics and immersion-breaking moments. The game's content is praised for being heartwarming and enjoyable, though some technical aspects impact emotional engagement.

    • “Several times it dashed up fairly close to me, attacked, then ran away - but at one point it walked up close to me, attacked, and as I was returning fire it dashed through me, to the other side - maybe this won't bother everyone, and may seem inconsequential - but with the level of immersion in VR games, this just mentally hit me like a ton of bricks, and my brain didn't know how to deal with this stimulus - this one tiny action made me feel confused, disoriented, frustrated, and angry.”
    • “The amount of content in this must-have game is just so heartwarming, it's amazing that we are so lucky to have a game like this!”
    • “No game has ever made me feel as badass as headshotting a synthetic over my buddy's shoulder just before they're attacked from behind.”
  • grinding

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is often considered tedious and repetitive, with enemies requiring multiple hits to defeat and wave repetition contributing to the monotony. While character development benefits from some light grinding, slow movement and lingering bugs further impact the overall experience.

    • “To the point where you have to shoot these robots in the head 5-6 times to kill one, it's freakin tedious.”
    • “Generous character development with light grinding.”
    • “Wave repetition can become tedious.”
  • monetization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its fair and non-exploitative monetization, standing out positively compared to many other VR titles often seen as cash grabs. Players appreciate its quality without aggressive or intrusive payment demands.

    • “Aka cash grab.”
    • “This isn't a lame cash grab game, but it makes a lot of the other Vive games look like it!”
    • “This game is the anti-cash grab.”
  • character development

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development is well-rounded and generously paced, complemented by strong character design and animations that represent some of the best quality currently available in VR.

    • “Generous character development with light grinding.”
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Play Times

9h Median play time
9h Average play time
4-20h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 9 analyzed playthroughs
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Raw Data is a arcade hack and slash game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Raw Data include co-op campaign, science, first-person, futuristic, indie and others.

Raw Data is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Virtual Reality, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 9 hours playing Raw Data.

Raw Data was released on October 5, 2017.

Raw Data was developed by Survios.

Raw Data has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Raw Data for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

Raw Data is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Sairento VR, Arizona Sunshine, Zero Caliber VR, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, Gunheart and others.