March saw The Boys: Trigger Warning land with a bit of a thud, while Star Trek: Infection saw little fanfare. Which is a shame, considering they’re both major IPs for VR. Hopefully, April will see this trend reversed with the arrival of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City for Meta Quest, SteamVR and Pico.
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Turtle Power
From cartoons and comic books to movies and video games, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ blend of action and comedy has dominated for decades. Soon, the half-shelled heroes will be kicking butt in an all-new adventure, one where Shredder is dead, but his Foot Clan is still running amok.
“Over four decades, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have built one of the most incredible libraries in video game history. Those games do an incredible job of letting people play a Turtle, but I still haven’t played a game that captures that feeling of being a Turtle. That’s that feeling we set out to capture in Empire City,” said Ace St. Germain, CEO of Beyond Frames Entertainment and Creative Director of Empire City at Cortopia Studios.
Offering both solo and co-operative gameplay, players will be able to take on the roles of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello or Michelangelo. Utilising their signature weapons, players can explore the city together, fighting enemies to deliver justice and peace to New York.
A Gnarly Narrative
This will be a narrative-driven action-adventure game featuring characters everyone knows and loves.
“At its heart, TMNT has always been about the bonds between characters – the ones that tie them together and the ones that pull them apart,” St. Germain adds. “This is why we’ve made Empire City’s story less about the Turtles themselves than about the players’ bonds with TMNT. We wanted their understanding and personal beliefs to be reflected in their actions rather than forcing the player into a singular narrative. We funnel the players’ decisions through the leader of the Foot in Japan, Karai, who comes to New York to bring order to the chaos left behind in the wake of the fall of the Shredder – a leader whose approach to leadership is very different from her own. How she decides to lead is ultimately up to the players’ relationship with this world.”
Launch Details
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City will launch on 30th April 2026, for Meta Quest, Steam VR, and Pico, priced at $24.99 USD.
The game is available to wishlist today on Steam and Pico stores. While on Meta Quest, you can pre-order the game with a nice 20% discount available until launch.
Will you be picking up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City on day one? Let us know in the comments.
