Breach has officially unveiled Laser Matrix, a Mixed Reality (MR) puzzle-action game. Laser Matrix turns your living room into a light-filled challenge course perfect for families, fitness fans, and competitive players alike. And if you’re someone who keeps up with the current trends in VR, that synopsis may sound quite familiar.
What is Laser Matrix?
In Laser Matrix, you must solve light-based puzzles in your real-world space. Using MR functionality, you’ll be dodging shifting lasers in an attempt to unlock every level using your agility and wits. Whether you’re chasing perfection in Time Trials or fighting for survival in Survival Mode, the game offers a constantly evolving challenge, designed to get you thinking and moving in equal measure.
“Whether you’re 7 or 70, Laser Matrix is about having fun while moving,” says Gabriel Kapellmann, Head of Engineering at Breach. It’s easy to pick up, tough to master, and surprisingly good exercise.”
The game will launch with four gameplay options:
- Survival Mode: Face handcrafted levels with escalating hazards.
- Time Trials: Compete against the clock and climb the leaderboards.
- Adaptive Play Areas: Play in large rooms or tight spaces. The game adapts.
- Scaling Difficulty: Customise the challenge to match your energy and skill.
Lasers, Everywhere
Now, if you’re someone who follows trends in VR, the above may sound pretty familiar. Only a short while ago, there was a large discussion surrounding Laser Dance. Launching as an Early Access title later this year, Laser Dance presents a very similar concept.
Is this going to be a battle for the living room laser game crown? Only time will tell, but at present, Breach has one ace up their sleeve with their take on the formula…
Laser Matrix Launch Plans
Laser Matrix is currently scheduled to launch at an unspecified date in ‘Summer 2025’. That’s ahead of Laser Dance‘s ‘Autumn 2025’ plans. I’m sure the developers of the latter are currently seething at Breach’s reveal of their new game.
Breach is a studio that has some VR chops already. Kartoffl launched back in 2022, bringing family-friendly puzzle gameplay to both MR and VR on Meta Quest. The game is also available for Pico headsets, and via Viveport and SteamVR. Next up is Project Lost Island, a psychological horror currently in development for PC VR. And finally we have Super Boxing Gym, a Meta Horizon world which is available for you to experience now.
So that’s quite some VR experience Breach has, then. But can their newest title beat out the competition? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
