Mannequin, the asymmetrical VR multiplayer game inspired by Prop Hunt, launches today on Steam.
Supporting five players in online 2v3 matches, Mannequin sees two Agents hunting down shape-shifting aliens. As the aliens, you can freeze to blend in with your surroundings by striking a pose. Following last month's launch on App Lab, it's now arriving on Steam, and the Quest version also received a new patch enabling cross-platform multiplayer and new UI changes.
Today's update also adds an in-game reporting tool and progression badges, the latter of which are tied to each player's level. "Badges increase in rank every 20 levels, with new badges within each rank arriving every fifth level. When a player hits level 100, they’ll be granted a higher prestige and reset their rank," states Fast Travel Games.
We enjoyed Mannequin in our early access preview last month, believing it could become a new VR multiplayer hit.
Mannequin is a strong example of a simple idea well executed. While it's still got a long way to go thanks to the early access release, Fast Travel Games is already delivering a highly entertaining take on Prop Hunt that feels perfectly natural to VR. I've left this preview feeling very optimistic about what's coming next.
Mannequin is available now on Quest App Lab and Steam Early Access.
Henry Stockdale
Notice: This article was initially published on April 22, 2024. It was updated on June 20 when the SteamVR version launched.
