AdventureFit check
Is KOBOLD: Chapter I worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR horror fans who want to investigate a mystery rather than focus on combat
- Room-scale VR players who enjoy exploring detailed environments and collecting clues
- Viewers interested in a story that begins with a short film before moving into VR
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-focused experience; the described activity centers on exploration and solving a mystery.
- Those looking for a broad or replay-oriented game structure; the experience is framed around one missing-boy investigation.
- Players without an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset
Our take on KOBOLD: Chapter I
The cinematic approach gives the story a film introduction and carefully scanned setting, but that focus leaves the experience centered on one investigation rather than a broad set of activities.
What is KOBOLD: Chapter I?
KOBOLD: Chapter I is a room-scale VR horror experience about an urban explorer investigating a missing boy’s case.
Explore an abandoned villa in a forest in Germany, use a flashlight, collect clues, solve a mystery and enter a mythical underworld drawing on European folklore and pagan mythology. Player actions can have consequences. A short film, available free on the KOBOLD website, introduces the setting, characters and the boy’s family backstory before the VR story. The villa and its surroundings were scanned from a real location in Brandenburg, while actors were scanned and brought into VR using motion and facial capture. The experience is built for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive and combines free movement with interactive exploration.
How KOBOLD: Chapter I plays
- 01Film introduction
- A companion short film provides background on the missing boy and his family before the VR story.
- 02Scanned environments
- The villa and surrounding area are based on scans of a real site in Brandenburg, Germany.
- 03Captured characters
- Scanned actors are presented in VR with motion and facial capture.
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KOBOLD: Chapter I: platforms & release
Is KOBOLD: Chapter I worth it?
It is worth it if: VR horror fans who want to investigate a mystery rather than focus on combat. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-focused experience; the described activity centers on exploration and solving a mystery.
Where can I download KOBOLD: Chapter I?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens KOBOLD: Chapter I's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is KOBOLD: Chapter I on?
Windows only.
