If you think about it, creating a game that makes people swing a tennis racket or ping pong paddle for the HTC Vive makes sense. The controllers and their amazing real time feedback makes for a great tool in sports games. And developers really seem to really love creating table tennis or ping pong games for VR. Much like wave shooters, the genre is getting pretty crowded. 10Ants Hill, the developers of Racket Fury, however, makes their game stand out through great graphics and physics along with robot AI that have their own unique personalities.

Announced a while ago, Racket Fury finally launches on July 27 for HTC Vive on Early Access on Steam with both singleplayer and multiplayer modes available. So while the game might not exactly bring anything new in terms of theme and genre, it certainly tries to make up for it with great content.

Check out the alpha gameplay video below:



The robots in Racket Fury is probably its main feature of attraction – as well as central to the theme of the game. Because Racket Fury takes place within the Crown Galaxy where a devastating war that raged for two millennia was finally ended by the introduction of the Racket Fury Tournament. The Zen – robots that live within this galaxy and one of the types of robots who were fighting the interplanetary war – now take part in this strategic game that helps serve peace to the galaxy.

Roll Up Your Sleeves And Unleash The Zen (Not Fury, Apparently)

When playing the game you will take up the role of one of these Zen taking part in the tournament under a prestigious team called the Division of Steel. There are currently four types of robots in the game with a fifth robot on the way. The different generations of robots also have their own unique backstories that explain why they were created. According to the developers each robot, thanks to their AI, has a different personality and playstyle – and it gets procedurally harder to win against them. The four types of robots include Zen type, Knox type, Rob type (how original), and Mad type. But they aren’t the only ones who can change. You will also be able to put upgrades on yourself (seeing as you’re a robot) in the game’s workshop.

From what we’ve seen of the game sofar, it looks very polished and the developers do seem to hammer on the realisticness of the in-game physics, saying that they are fully simulated which means that winning the game is entirely based upon your skill. As of right now, the single player campaign has 16 opponents for you to face across three different arenas, but there are more to come during the EA run. As for the multiplayer, Racket Fury offers a quick-match style of play, but the developers are looking to add ranked tournaments later on.

You can get Racket Fury on Steam when it releases next week on July 27. 10Ants Hill also said that they’re looking to bring the game to PSVR owners in the near future.