We Come in Peace

We Come in Peace is a virtual reality game for the Samsung Gear VR platform.

Official Summary
As a casual first-person shooter WE COME IN PEACE... is a first-timers VR app. A perfect place to start for those who have never 'gone under'. With the the built-in limitations of a stationary fortress defence gameplay and the playful unassuming graphics, this alien sci-fi adventure is closer in feel to Hitchhiker's Guide... rather than HR Giger's beautifully gruesome aliens.

Taking a cue from the arcade games, the simplistic gameplay is intended not only to invoke a very playful atmosphere, but also to give users that impressive wow factor with 360º of freedom to look around from just outside Earth's atmosphere. By looking down on Earth and then up above the horizon to the moon provides just the right balance of comfort/unsettledness and familiar/unexpected emotions when entering an immersive virtual environment.

As the title ironically suggests, the object is to shoot and destroy alien vessels hell-bent on taking over the planet and subjugating its populace. Players are the last line of defence by controlling drone gun turrets that orbit our planet. Each player's headgear connects to one of these weapon satellites that also operate as shield generators holding back a full-scale invasion, hence the reason why the UFOs are not directly bombing the planet.

The attack from above, afar and behind comes in waves instead of a singular onslaught. With programmatic level design the game keeps the learning curve very shallow and unique with every iteration of the level. The game also remains extremely lightweight for this reason (see tech specs below). To make matters even easier for onboarding the gameplay is managed solely via an intuitive look and aim mechanic.

Game progression through each level is accomplished after all wave attacks are repelled. After each completed mission you are re-connected with another drone satellite above a different continent/land mass. This gives players the required emotional connection that they are saving the planet.