Official Dungeons & Dragons VR Game Announced

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Over the years there have been hundreds of Dungeons & Dragons video games, with old school classics like Pool of Radiance and modern blockbusters like Baldur’s Gate 3. And as technology has advanced, so too has the ability for video games to capture the essence of playing an actual game of DnD.

Now, it looks like fans will be able to experience the world’s most popular tabletop RPG in a completely new way, thanks to an upcoming Dungeons & Dragons VR game being developed by Swedish studio Resolution Games in partnership with Wizards of the Coast.

So just what can we expect from this new game? We strap on our +2 VR Headset of Scrying to find out.

What is the new Dungeons & Dragons VR Game?

So far we don’t know much about the game, which has no official title and is still in the very early stages of development. We only know that on January 24th, 2024, Resolution Games announced that they were collaborating Wizards of the Coast on an officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons VR game.

Notably, Resolution is the developer of the popular VR title Demeo, a co-operative dungeon crawler which was released in 2021 for the Oculus Quest and PlayStation 5 and is very much an homage to DnD. That game was followed up by Demeo Battles in 2023, which further incorporated additional TTRPG elements.

In a press release shared by Resolution, CEO and founder Tommy Palm noted: “As anyone who’s played Demeo can guess, we’re incredibly huge fans of tabletop roleplaying games. Dungeons & Dragons offers one of the richest fantasy worlds that has ever been created, and it only gets bigger with every new sourcebook and adventure. We’re beyond humbled to have the opportunity to work with such an incredible IP and look forward to sharing the first details of this new project in the future.”

The press release, however, doesn’t mention when the game will be coming out or what systems it will be available for, although given Resolution’s expertise and the Wizards of the Coast licensing agreement, it’s likely going to be available for the Oculus Quest and PlayStation 5.

It’s also worth noting that video games can have incredibly long development cycles of four to five years, and even then can often be cancelled mid-way. Last year for example, Wizards of the Coast pulled the plug on five video games that were in various stages of development).

Have there been other D&D VR Games?

Though Resolution’s upcoming game marks the first official D&D VR game that includes full partnership with Wizards of the Coast, there have been other titles that take a similar approach. One such game was Dungeon Full Dive which was released on Steam Early Access in October 2023. That particular game provides a complete virtual tabletop where players and Dungeon Masters can access maps, miniatures, and character sheets in real time. Essentially it’s a VR version of Virtual Table Top (VTT) like Roll 20 and Wizards of the Coast’s upcoming 3D VTT, which is currently in development and built using the Unreal Engine.

Final Thoughts

New technology has changed the way that players interact with Dungeons & Dragons in the real world, but it’s also opened up a ton of new possibilities in virtual ones as well. The new D&D VR game has the potential to experience the game in a completely new one. It remains to be seen, however, just whether or not Resolution and Wizards of the Coast can pull it off.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on this new story and update this page as we learn more. In the meantime, below is a video showing Resolution’s Demeo VR game in action.

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