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Onward
Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“This is definitely one of the top 10 VR shooters in my library. The graphics are amazing, and the gameplay is awesome. The only thing the game should improve on is the player models, at least for the PCVR version of the…”
“ive had this game on quest and my old pc back in 2020, and i loved this game. if quest tracked my hours, then i would have atleast 10k hours. 1.7 beta is no longer supported which sucks (as that is the only reason i…”
“i love the game concept it really opened the door for other shooters vr games out there”
5 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“This is definitely one of the top 10 VR shooters in my library. The graphics are amazing, and the gameplay is awesome. The only thing the game should improve on is the player models, at least for the PCVR version of the…”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“ive had this game on quest and my old pc back in 2020, and i loved this game. if quest tracked my hours, then i would have atleast 10k hours. 1.7 beta is no longer supported which sucks (as that is the only reason i…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Absolute masterpiece! Best handling of firearms in any vr game period. If you enjoyed Rainbow six vegas 2 terrorist hunt mode you'll love this one. Plus a bunch of other game modes both PVP and PVE. Great selection of…”
“pretty good game one of the better military tactical shooters in terms of content but im pretty sure the game is no longer being worked on and the quality was downgraded for quest users which was a let down still good…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
17 of the 77 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 77 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“used to be a good game in like 2023 now it honestly sucks and theres like a 50% chance that you won't be able to play the game and just get a black screen 0/10 would not recommend”
“htc vive cosmos pro pc specs motherboard:MEG Z890 GODLIKE (MS-7E21) cpu:Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K, 3900 Mhz, 20 Core(s), 20 Logical Processor(s) gpu: geforce msi rtx 3080ti DDR5:32gigs 6200mhz All drivers…”
8 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Game was originally supposed to be a milsim btw”
“Had this game since 2022 and still has the same bugs since i bought it. DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE!! enemys faze through walls, the ai animation is laughable, and you get punished by using AP ammo by only giving you one…”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game ♥♥♥♥♥♥ fire idk why PC players are complaining about the grapics and sounds and i know its for the quest 1 release but like come on its a really good game ether way, all tho i will say that the community is…”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This is definitely one of the top 10 VR shooters in my library. The graphics are amazing, and the gameplay is awesome. The only thing the game should improve on is the player models, at least for the PCVR version of the…”
“This game ♥♥♥♥♥♥ fire idk why PC players are complaining about the grapics and sounds and i know its for the quest 1 release but like come on its a really good game ether way, all tho i will say that the community is…”
“pretty good game one of the better military tactical shooters in terms of content but im pretty sure the game is no longer being worked on and the quality was downgraded for quest users which was a let down still good…”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“makes me want to goon and ejactulate abolsutyely everywhere”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Love this game. Probably have over 200 hours from my standalone headset.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Amazing game, but unfortunately it's no longer supported, and certain bugs will never be fixed, along with it's pcvr technical issues. I can't even play the game anymore on pcvr, whenever I go to boot the game, I see a loading screen, then it blank screens, I have tried every…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix 2.0.4
We released a Hotfix today to resolve a potential vulnerability we were notified of regarding our game engine. This is a proactive step we are taking to resolve this vulnerability prior to it actually
Hotfix 2.0.3 has released
Hello Onward Community, We released a Hotfix today to fix three major issues happening in the game. The following changes have been made: - Player state issues including the weird radio behavior after
Hotfix 2.0.2 Released
Onward Players, We're thrilled to see so many of you enjoying the new features introduced in version 2.0. Your positive comments and feedback are greatly appreciated, and we're delighted to welcome ba
Update 2.0 is Live
Onward Players, We are thrilled to announce that the highly anticipated Onward Update 2.0 is now live! This major update brings a plethora of exciting new features, improvements, and enhancements to t
March Sitrep
Hello Onward Community, This month is the long awaited final briefing for Update 2.0. We are going to wrap things up with some big news that you may have thought impossible. In the Devs’ Desk we will
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | VR · Shooter · FPS · Military · Realistic · Multiplayer · Simulation · Action · Violent · Indie · Tactical · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Tracked Controller Support |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://www.onwardthegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 3.3 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Standing or Room Scale