Edge of Nowhere

Edge of Nowhere is an action-adventure, virtual reality video game developed by Insomniac Games for Microsoft Windows for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The game released on June 6, 2016.[1] The game is based on the work of H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness.

Edge of Nowhere
Developer(s)Insomniac Games
Publisher(s)Oculus Studios
Director(s)Brian Allgeier
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseJune 6, 2016
Mode(s)Single-player

Story

Victor Howard (based on William Dyer) is searching for his fiancé, Ava Thorne, who is part of a lost expedition in Antarctica. His rescue mission takes a sudden turn as he ventures deeper into a dark monstrous world where reality warps and twists around him. Desperate to find the one he loves, Victor must encounter disturbing creatures and climb sheer cliff walls as he descends further into madness from the Great Old Ones, Cthulhu that hidden deep in the mountain range.

Gameplay

In Edge of Nowhere, the player controls the protagonist Victor Howard (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes) throughout his journey to find his fiancée, Ava Thorne (voiced by Chantelle Barry) who, along with the rest of her scientific expedition, went missing.[1][2]

Reception

Edge of Nowhere received moderately positive reviews. Metacritic gave the game a rating of 71/100, based on 11 critic reviews.[3]

References
  1. Davenport, James (8 June 2016). "Edge of Nowhere review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. Kuchera, Ben (6 June 2016). "Edge of Nowhere review". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. "Edge of Nowhere for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.


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