HUBRIS

A VR space adventure that's reaching for the stars

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Our mission on Hubris’s alien planet begins underwater. Fortunately, a tutorial has already showed us how to swim, and when we exit our landing capsule semi-submerged in a tranquil lake it’s the first lesson we have to call upon. These opening moments almost feel like a birth, as we paddle up until our head breaks the surface, unveiling the big, wide world. And what a view we’re treated to: blue skies, the arc of a moon, a mysterious monolith. It’s not unlike when we first saw the curve of the ring in Halo, perhaps, yet now with the sense of depth afforded by VR.

Such a cinematic reveal shouldn’t be surprising from Cyborn, a studio with origins in animated film. Indeed, game director Ives Agemans explains, Hubris is one slice of a larger project that grew from these roots. “We created