Into Games has launched Chrono Hunter for Meta Quest headsets, with a PC VR edition on the way. It’s a roguelite shooting game entering a market full of roguelite shooting games. In 131XR’s Chrono Hunter review below, we learn that the game delivers everything expected of it in a pretty formulaic fashion, but also has a couple of interesting ideas of its own.
What is Chrono Hunter?
Chrono Hunter is a single‑player roguelite shooter made exclusively for VR. You play as a time‑travelling agent who must battle corrupted time beasts, traverse shifting timelines, and face bosses in historical and futuristic environments. Each run brings new weapons, upgrade cards, and power‑ups which change how you approach challenges. Some let you slow or manipulate time, others force you to adapt with raw reflexes.
The game emphasises replayability and variety. No two hunts are the same thanks to randomised in-run elements. Upgrades, enemy placements, and timelines are shuffled each time you play. There is also an Endless Mode for players who want to test their limits, as well as a focus on fun and creative weapons to keep runs unpredictable.
Chrono Hunter Review
In 131XR’s Chrono Hunter review (embedded below) we learn that the game delivers all the expected tropes of a roguelite shooter in VR. You have a hub from which you select your primary weapon, overarching upgrades and mission. Then, once teleported to the mission area, the in-run power-ups are what keeps the game fresh. Enemies will drop weapons with limited ammo that can only be used within that run, as well as specific boosts to core stats.
Some of these core stat boosts come in the form or cards which significantly alter your power level. They can add enhancements to movement speed, damage dealt or defensive capabilities, amongst others. Each card’s ability stack is designated by colour, and collecting multiple of the same colour within a run will add further additional enhancements. Essentially, this results in a mechanic which will have you constantly searching for these cards to see exactly how far you can push your abilities each run.
More Still to Come
Prior to launch, Chrono Hunter benefitted from both Alpha and Beta tests. This has resulted in a game that does feel very complete at launch. However, Into Games has already committed to fixing some of the issues that players have requested. For example, the outside of the story delivery the characters in the game only offer a handful of lines of dialogue, which are repeated many, many times. The developers have already stated they are working on expanding this repertoire, as a simple example.
As such, we can expect there’s more to come for Chrono Hunter, especially as current signs point to the game having seen a successful launch. Have you been playing the game? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
