The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

Supermassive Games Ltd

Offline play enabled
1 player
PS5 Version
PlayStation VR2 required
PS VR2 Sense controllers required
VR play style: sitting
PlayStation VR2 headset vibration optional
PS VR2 Sense controller vibration optional
PS VR2 Sense controller trigger effect optional
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Extreme Violence, Strong Language

Offline play enabled
1 player
PS5 Version
PlayStation VR2 required
PS VR2 Sense controllers required
VR play style: sitting
PlayStation VR2 headset vibration optional
PS VR2 Sense controller vibration optional
PS VR2 Sense controller trigger effect optional
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The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Horde Mode
PS5
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Free

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VinceVirtua

Rated 10/10/2025

Excellent on-rail shooter with scares that’s had many improvements since launch.

This VR title had a rough launch with complaints about its visuals being too blurry and "last gen". Cut forward 3 or 4 months and it got its patch to bring things up to date, or the way things should've always been at launch as a flagship exclusive title of the fledgeling PSVR2. Cut forward a few more months to October 2023 and the title gets added horde mode support. And this is where my review picks up. As a still recent convert to VR at the time this game is a total rush. The game asks you to be seated, so no need to be moving around and standing, but it does demand some ducking around whilst shooting all manner of ungodly evil. It's an on-rails rollercoaster deal. I haven't played many of those in VR, it's all been pretty free movement, so this for me was a change! In short, loved it, its visuals its sound and its scares which although fairly tame, it's got some very cool horror imagery stuff in it, and whatever visual patches they did after launch, this thing looks gorgeous too and runs smooth, no noticeable pop in anywhere. A full run of its 10 levels is around 3 hours. Multiply that by 3 for trophy achievements and playing out levels slightly differently in choosing which paths you take for certain things. You get to choose different directions to go on the rails in most levels, so there is replay-ability there ... and then when you're done with the base game you can jump into the horde mode and just mow down more evil. The game did crash though, I had it happen outside of levels in loading mainly and probably 4 or 5 times in total during my 14 or so hours of play. It was that long as I did horde mode and also all the achievements for the whole game. Definitely recommended as one of the PSVR2 library staples.

The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

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DON’T BLINK
Immerse yourself in this fast-paced rollercoaster action-horror shooter where every move you make could mean the difference between life and death!

Experience the thrill of the most nightmarish VR roller coaster action-shooter, enhanced by the innovative features of PlayStation® VR2 and set inside the sinister world of The Dark Pictures Anthology.

Switchback VR will take players on a multi-sensory ride on a sinister rollercoaster from hell:
·         Survive the horrifying Ghost Ship and its distorted apparitions.
·         Confront hideous demonic incarnations of persecuted ‘witches’ in 17th-century New England.
·         Fight for your life against other-worldly vampires trapped beneath the desert.
·         Escape the horrifying World’s Fair Hotel with a sadistic serial killer out for blood.
·         Discover how your story connects these worlds, and make sense of the nightmare that is Switchback

Come face to face with the most terrifying antagonists from Season One of the Dark Pictures Anthology and feel the horror up-close with the PlayStation® VR2’s innovative capabilities:
·         DON’T BLINK! - Using Eye Tracking, your enemies are upon you in the blink of an eye.
·         HOLD ON TIGHT – Endure every bump and drop as your cart speeds along the tracks with Haptic Feedback bringing that roller-coaster feeling to life
·         FEEL THE TENSION – Adaptive Triggers make each weapon feel unique as you unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows
·         MIND YOUR HEAD - Avoid falling beams, overturned buses and hanging witches. Headset Rumble ensures that you’ll feel it if you don’t!
·         Plus, 4K HDR and 3D audio supported.

It’s your own personal nightmare where each track has multiple terrifying paths. No two runs will be the same, but each will test your reactions in this multi-sensory VR horror experience.

In the ride for your life choose your path wisely and try to stay alive!

Platform:: PS5
Release:: 16/3/2023
Publisher:: Supermassive Games Ltd
Genres:: Horror, Shooter, Action
Voice:: English, French (France), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish
Screen Languages:: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish

PlayStation VR2 isn’t for use by children under the age of 12.

PlayStation VR2 is required to play the PS5 version of this game.

VR games may cause some players to experience motion sickness.

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You can download and play this content on the main PS5 console associated with your account (through the “Console Sharing and Offline Play” setting) and on any other PS5 consoles when you login with your same account.

See Health Warnings for important health information before using this product.

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