Onward
Tactical VR shooter built around squad coordination and infantry combat
Downpour Interactive · Released Mar 25, 2025
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 9,305
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- peak 24h 7
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 6, 2025
What is Onward?
Onward is a first-person tactical VR shooter about infantry combat across multiple maps. You use firearms and coordinate with a squad in competitive matches or four-player co-op missions. Solo modes are also available.
For you if...
- +you like tactical VR firefights that reward squad coordination
- +you want both competitive matches and cooperative missions
Not for you if...
- −you prefer shooters that do not require VR
- −you dislike combat that depends on squad communication
What players say
68% of 9,305 reviews are positive
Players praise the multiplayer firefights and co-op missions. They complain about disruptive voice chat and cheating, and some say updates made the visuals and AI worse. Recent reviewers report PC VR launch failures and difficulty finding active lobbies; several say official support has ended.
Screenshots and trailer
Onward system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-4590 3.3 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 970
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i7-4770 3.4 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 980
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- VR
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Steam o s does not support_ v r
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English.
Tags
- VR
- Shooter
- FPS
- Military
- Realistic
- Multiplayer
- Simulation
- Action
- Violent
- Indie
- Tactical
- War
- First-Person
- Singleplayer
- Early Access
- Online Co-Op
Recent updates
- Oct 6, 2025 · Hotfix 2.0.4
- May 22, 2025 · Hotfix 2.0.3 has released
- Apr 16, 2025 · Hotfix 2.0.2 Released
- Mar 25, 2025 · Update 2.0 is Live
- Oct 22, 2024 · Patch 1.14.5 Now Available!
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