ARK Park

Ok, after solving the issue of not being able to turn, I feel I must change my recommendation. I'll leave my first review here, because this is still something that I believe devs should care about: plan the controls ahead of development, and support as many devices as possible, and offer as many options as possible. Seem hard to do, but it is not, as there are MANY games, including lots of indie titles, that offer good, solid, and inclusive controls.
First review (not recommended):
Can't turn? Who could ever have thought this was a good idea? Seriously?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
My only regret is not having tested the game earlier, because I really wanted a refund.
Now for the edited review (recommended):
I finally figured out how to enable turning (but of course, using a third party tool): Using OVR Advanced Settings. Binding the joysticks (as D-PADS) to snap turning left/right simulates this functionality by injecting head turning events to the stream. It is fast and stable enough that I didn't notice any issue.
So I FINALLY could play the game, and... was pleasantly surprised.
It is actually quite nice. It is not an open world, which could have made it way better, but nice nonetheless.
There are tons of small areas, but they pleasant enough to stroll and mess around. You gather resources and scan animals to be able to unlock blueprints and craft stuff. You use the stuff to gather other stuff, or to shoot with. Which brings me to the other part of the game: you can enter some battle scenarios, that are actually a tower defense mini-game. It is not dull at all, having dinosaurs coming at you in VR is pretty cool. I just feel bad for shooting at them, but, that's the game.
So, besides awful thought-out controls, you can have a lot of fun with this!

Steam User 0

Reviewed 12.2023

Ok, after solving the issue of not being able to turn, I feel I must change my recommendation. I'll leave my first review here, because this is still something that I believe devs should care about: plan the controls ahead of development, and support as many devices as possible, and offer as many options as possible. Seem hard to do, but it is not, as there are MANY games, including lots of indie titles, that offer good, solid, and inclusive controls.
First review (not recommended):
Can't turn? Who could ever have thought this was a good idea? Seriously?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
My only regret is not having tested the game earlier, because I really wanted a refund.
Now for the edited review (recommended):
I finally figured out how to enable turning (but of course, using a third party tool): Using OVR Advanced Settings. Binding the joysticks (as D-PADS) to snap turning left/right simulates this functionality by injecting head turning events to the stream. It is fast and stable enough that I didn't notice any issue.
So I FINALLY could play the game, and... was pleasantly surprised.
It is actually quite nice. It is not an open world, which could have made it way better, but nice nonetheless.
There are tons of small areas, but they pleasant enough to stroll and mess around. You gather resources and scan animals to be able to unlock blueprints and craft stuff. You use the stuff to gather other stuff, or to shoot with. Which brings me to the other part of the game: you can enter some battle scenarios, that are actually a tower defense mini-game. It is not dull at all, having dinosaurs coming at you in VR is pretty cool. I just feel bad for shooting at them, but, that's the game.
So, besides awful thought-out controls, you can have a lot of fun with this!
Steam User 0

Reviewed last year

My little girl actually enjoyed this. Only buy for a low cost though.
Not worth anything above £15.
Steam User 1

Reviewed last year

fun for like a hour but mid

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